The People's Chef
The People's Chef
Regular price
Checking stock...
Regular price
Checking stock...
Zusammenfassung
The extraordinary life of the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer, who was the toast of London society in the 19th century. During the first half of the nineteenth century, Alexis Soyer, a Frenchman, was the most famous cook -- and one of the most famous men -- in London.
The feel-good place to buy books
- Free delivery in the UK
- Supporting authors with AuthorSHARE
- 100% recyclable packaging
- B Corp - kinder to people and planet
- Buy-back with World of Books - Sell Your Books
The People's Chef by Ruth Brandon
During the first half of the nineteenth century, Alexis Soyer, a Frenchman from Meaux, was the most famous cook in London. A combination of chance, talent and social conscience took him into many of the great events of his time. Born in 1810, he cooked his was through the Paris July Days in 1830; he oversaw the building of London's most modern kitchen at the Reform Club, where he ran the kitchen from 1837-1850; he designed a model soup-kitchen which he took to Ireland, at the Lord Lieutenant's request, during the 1847 famine; he opened London's first Parisian-type restaurant in conjunction with the Great Exhibition in 1851; and in 1855, he went to the Crimea to take over the running of the kitchens in Florence Nightingale's hospital at Scutari. When he died in 1858, Soyer was helping Miss Nightingale reform British army catering.
“… a fascinating biography and social history” (Olive, May 2004)
“Brandon’s colourful details will give the book lively appeal to a wide range of social historians” (Times Literary Supplement, 24th September 2004)
“…exhilaratingly illuminating…a wonderful book…” (The Victorian, November 04)
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780470869925 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470869925 |
| Titel | The People's Chef |
| Autor | Ruth Brandon |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2005-02-25 |
| Seitenanzahl | 304 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
| Hinweis | Nicht verfügbar |