Du Fait de Cuisine

Name: Du Fait de Cuisine
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ISBN: 9780820403526

ISBN-10: 0820403520

ISBN-13: 9780820403526

Edition: 1986

Authors: Chiquart, Terrence Scully

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As chief cook of Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy (the future Pope Felix V), Chiquart was responsible both for the daily fare consumed at his master's court and for any formal Savoyard state banquets. The On Cookery, dictated by Chiquart in 1420, preserves precious evidence of how all of a chef's duties could be splendidly fulfilled in the most glorious European courts of his time. Chiquart provides detailed advice on how to arrange all the cooking facilities for a grand two-day banquet, to procure the huge quantities and variety of foodstuffs necessary, and then meticulously to prepare 81 of the most delicious dishes which might be served in it. The translator's Introduction examines Chiquart's…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 138
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682