Auguste Escoffier - chef, restaurateur, culinary author, and a legendary figure among gourmets and chefs - was born on October 28, 1846 in Villeneuve-Loubet, France. Escoffier was one of the principal figures in the development and popularization of modern French cuisine. Most of Escoffier's technique was based upon that of Antoine Careme, who had codified French haute cuisine; however Escoffier's unique achievement was to simplify and update Careme's ornate and elaborate style. Besides the many recipes which he recorded and invented himself, one of Escoffier's most important contributions was to elevate cooking to the status of a highly-respected profession by introducing organization and discipline to his kitchen with the brigade de cuisine system, each section of which was run by a chef de partie.After being dismissed from his job at London's Savoy Hotel in 1897 along with his associate, César Ritz, who was accused of stealing over £3,000 in spirits
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