Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073QZPSL3 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author LUKE BARR is the author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970. . Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and Switzerland, Barr attended Harvard College and was formerly the features editor at Travel + Leisure magazine. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters
. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and Switzerland, Barr attended Harvard College and was formerly the features editor at Travel + Leisure magazine. LUKE BARR is the author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters
D'Oyly Carte soon seduced Ritz to move to London with his team, which included Auguste Escoffier, the chef de cuisine known for his elevated, original dishes. The pair also ruffled more than a few feathers in the process. Barr deftly re-creates the thrilling Belle Epoque era just before World War I, when British aristocracy was at its peak, women began dining out unaccompanied by men, and American nouveaux riches and gauche industrialists convened in London to show off their wealth. Fine dining would never be the same--or more intriguing.. In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr, author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970, transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover ho