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The Gastronomic Regenerator Alexis Soyer

The Gastronomic Regenerator By Alexis Soyer

The Gastronomic Regenerator by Alexis Soyer


Summary

Alexis Soyer (1810-58) was perhaps the first celebrity chef. A flamboyant, larger-than-life figure, he nonetheless took his profession very seriously. This work, first published in 1846, is an illustrated culinary textbook, complete with kitchen layouts and nearly 2,000 recipes, written primarily for the grander household with a large kitchen staff.

The Gastronomic Regenerator Summary

The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery, with Nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts Suited to the Income of All Classes by Alexis Soyer

Perhaps the first celebrity chef, Alexis Soyer (1810-58) was a flamboyant, larger-than-life character who nonetheless took his profession very seriously. As the chef of London's Reform Club, he modernised its kitchens, installing refrigerators and gas cookers. They became something of a showpiece, even opening for tours. In contrast, Soyer also organised soup kitchens during the Great Famine in Ireland and volunteered his services in the Crimea in 1855 to improve military catering. He was also a prolific inventor of kitchen gadgets, notably promoting the Magic Stove, used for cooking food at the table. This work, first published in 1846, is an illustrated culinary textbook - complete with plans for different types of kitchen and nearly 2,000 recipes - written primarily for grander households with a large kitchen staff, but not neglecting those with more modest budgets. Also reissued in this series are Soyer's Modern Housewife or Menagere (1849) and his Culinary Campaign (1857).

Table of Contents

List of subscribers; Preface; Description of the composition of this work; Soyer's new mode of carving; How everything should be in cooking; Sauces; Potages; Poissons; Hors d'oeuvre; Removes; Flancs; Entrees; Roasts; Savoury dishes; Vegetables; Entremets; Removes, second course; Appendix; Service pagodatique; Diner lucullusian; Description of the kitchen of the Reform Club; My kitchen at home; Receipts; Madame Soyer.

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NLS9781108063340
9781108063340
1108063349
The Gastronomic Regenerator: A Simplified and Entirely New System of Cookery, with Nearly Two Thousand Practical Receipts Suited to the Income of All Classes by Alexis Soyer
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Cambridge University Press
2013-06-27
800
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