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Escoffier
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Es·cof·fier  (s-kô-fy), Auguste 1846-1935.
French chef of grand hotels, such as the Savoy and Carlton in London. He wrote several cookery books, including Le Guide Culinaire (1903).

Escoffier (French) [ɛskɔfje]
n
(Biographies / Escoffier, (Georges) Auguste (1846-1935) M, French, COOKERY: chef) (Georges) Auguste (ogyst). 1846-1935, French chef at the Savoy Hotel, London (1890-99)


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GORDON also reckons the next food trend will be a return to Escoffier-inspired grill rooms - Auguste Escoffier was a chef in the 1890s who popularised French cooking - offering simpler, less fussy dishes.
The peach melba was invented in the early 1890s by Auguste Escoffier, the Savoy's chef, in honour of the Australian soprano Dame Nellie Melba.
Souffle au Parmesan) Here's the recipe Auguste Escoffier published in the "Guide to Modern Cookery" in 1909 - the directions are exactly as written - and it's still a classic.
 
 
 
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