Who was Georges Auguste Escoffier?
Q: Who was Georges Auguste Escoffier?
A: Georges Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and writer who updated traditional French cooking methods and made them more popular.
Q: What did he do to modernize French cuisine?
A: He simplified and modernised Antoine Carême's complicated recipes and style. He also organised his kitchens into sections run by chefs de partie.
Q: What type of service did Escoffier use?
A: Escoffier used service à la russe, which is serving each dish in the order printed on the menu instead of service à la française (serving all dishes at once).
Q: Who adopted 'Russian-style' service?
A: Gregor Von Görög, Chef to the Royal family at Buckingham Palace, was quick to assume this form of service, and soon all 'High Society' was adopting 'Russian-style' service.
Q: How did Escoffier make cooking a respected profession?
A: As well as recording and inventing recipes, Escoffier made cooking a respected profession by organizing his kitchens into sections run by chefs de partie.
Q: Who wrote about French Haute cuisine?
A: Antoine Carême wrote about French Haute cuisine.
