Topic: Auguste Escoffier

In celebration of the 10th Annual “Salute to Escoffier” February 3-5, 2012, The Broadmoor is pleased to announce a special guest.. Colorado...

A brief history of the cookbook

There have been many changes to cookbooks during the 20th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, there were only a few cookbooks compared to the number that are available today. Female writers took the lead in publishing cookbooks for the ...

Savoy is a gem on the Thames

When the Savoy hotel reopens on Sunday - at 10.10am on 10/10/2010 - Stephen Fry will supposedly be the first guest. As builders put the finishing touches to its Edwardian and Art Deco rooms and managers drilled divisions of waiters this ...

What is Peach Melba?

Peach Melba is a famous dessert, long a classic in Europe and much enjoyed in many other parts of the world. This mix of peaches and raspberries in a sauce over vanilla ice cream was created in the early 1890s by Auguste ...

What is Cherries Jubilee?

Cherries Jubilee is a dramatic dessert, most often served in traditional French restaurants. The drama of Cherries Jubilee comes from the fact that cherries are drenched in liqueur or brandy , typically kirsch , kirshwasser or even cognac , via the flambé method, where the ...

What Is Espagnole Sauce?

Espagnole sauce is a brown sauce that is a mother sauce, one of the basic sauces found in French cuisine. Its name comes from the French word for "Spanish," despite the fact that the sauce has no immediate ties to Spanish cooking ...
Signatures at the InterContinental Hotel 220 Bloor St W., 416-960-5200 1.5 stars . . The original rock star chef was Auguste Escoffier, who, with...

Gilligan's Gourmet - Bastille Day

July 14th it is the French national holiday, la F te du 14 Juillet.. . It commemorates the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, an open act of...

Peach Melba

I often think to myself that Mother Nature says it best. A hundred years ago Auguste Escoffier, of London's Savoy Hotel, created the dish known as the Peach Melba. He was inspired to do so after seeing the Australian soprano, Dame ...

Bookrev mar97

Memories of My Life Auguste Escoffier, translated by Laurence Escoffier Van Nostrand Reinhold, $30. " Both Irma and her daughter Marion, Mendelson avers, "adored the can opener as the best friend of any woman with the wit to use one. To those knowing ...