brief history of haute cuisine
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A lecture I give to my students regarding the history of Haute CuisineTRANSCRIPT
Marie Antoine CarMarie Antoine Carêême 1784-me 1784-18331833
Chef of kings and Chef of kings and king of Chefs. king of Chefs. Credited with Credited with creating the toque. creating the toque. He published a He published a classification of all classification of all sauces into groups, sauces into groups, based on four based on four mother sauces. mother sauces.
Auguste Escoffier 1846-Auguste Escoffier 1846-19351935
Further codified cuisine Further codified cuisine by adding a 5by adding a 5thth mother mother sauce. Created the sauce. Created the kitchen brigade and kitchen brigade and brought discipline to the brought discipline to the kitchen environment. kitchen environment. Along with Cesar Ritz in Along with Cesar Ritz in the 1890s started the the 1890s started the Grand Hotel era. Wrote Grand Hotel era. Wrote the the Guide CulinaireGuide Culinaire in in 1903 which is the basis 1903 which is the basis of classic French Cuisine of classic French Cuisine used to this dayused to this day
Michelin GuideMichelin Guide
The Michelin Guide was created in 1900 as a The Michelin Guide was created in 1900 as a way to increase tire sales. Originally it covers way to increase tire sales. Originally it covers only hotels. Eventually in 1933 it begins to only hotels. Eventually in 1933 it begins to cover restaurants. They create the unequivocal cover restaurants. They create the unequivocal standards for luxury through their star system standards for luxury through their star system
Fernand Point 1897-1955Fernand Point 1897-1955
He single-handedly He single-handedly created the ultimate created the ultimate destination destination restaurant for the restaurant for the elite set of world elite set of world travelers in the travelers in the 1930s. He set the 1930s. He set the standard for other standard for other establishments to establishments to emulate in order to emulate in order to achieve 3 Stars from achieve 3 Stars from the Michelin Guidethe Michelin Guide
Fernand Point QuotesFernand Point Quotes
"When one thinks of la grande cuisine one "When one thinks of la grande cuisine one cannot think of money; the two are incompatible. cannot think of money; the two are incompatible. La grande cuisine is extremely expensive-but La grande cuisine is extremely expensive-but that does not mean one cannot do very good that does not mean one cannot do very good cooking with inexpensive ingredients." cooking with inexpensive ingredients."
"Every morning the cuisinier must start again at "Every morning the cuisinier must start again at zero, with nothing on the stove. That is what real zero, with nothing on the stove. That is what real cuisine is all about." cuisine is all about."
"In all professions without doubt, but certainly in "In all professions without doubt, but certainly in cooking one is a student all his life." cooking one is a student all his life."
"Success is the sum of a lot of small things done "Success is the sum of a lot of small things done correctly." correctly."
Fernand Point family treeFernand Point family tree
Fernand PointFernand Point
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Paul BocusePaul Bocuse
The first chef to make The first chef to make Chefs the prominent Chefs the prominent individual in a individual in a restaurant. The Chef is restaurant. The Chef is the owner, manager the owner, manager and his name is the and his name is the restaurant. Any restaurant. Any present day superstar present day superstar chef has Bocuse to chef has Bocuse to thank for making this thank for making this possiblepossible
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