Great, Grand and Famous Chefs and Their Signature Dishes
Author: Fritz Gubler
Publisher: Great, Grand & Famous Hotels
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780980466720
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Great, Grand & Famous Chefs and their Signature Dishes is a study of the development of haute cuisine and the rise of the chef-patron, from Marie-Antoine Careme (the first celebrity chef, known as 'the king of chefs and the chef of kings') to superstar chefs of today such as Gordon Ramsay and Australia's own Tetsuya Wakuda. The included recipes - one for each chef - enable the reader to get a taste of the signature dishes of the world's greatest chefs. This book is presented in a roughly chronological order, with profiles of 20 chefs who have been influential in the development of haute cuisine throughout the 20th century.