A succulent account of the life of French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935) who made the simple act of cooking food a true art by creating the modern concept of haute cuisine, and who also became ...

There's a famous new guest on Downton Abbey this ... in honour of Nellie Melba in the 1890s by legendary French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, while she was a guest during her ...