biography
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Escoffier, (Georges) Auguste
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pronunciation:
[eskofyay]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1847–1935)
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| biography:
| Chef, born in Villeneuve-Loubet, SE France. He became chef de cuisine to the general staff of the Rhine army in the Franco-Prussian war (1871) and of the Grand Hotel, Monte Carlo, before coming to the Savoy, London, and finally to the Carlton. The inventor of Pêche Melba and tournedos Rossini for the singer and composer respectively, and other dishes, he wrote several books on culinary art. |
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