Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (591 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0804186294 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The result was a hotel and restaurant like no one had ever experienced, run in often mysterious and always extravagant ways--which created quite a scandal once exposed. Barr deftly re-creates the thrilling Belle Epoque era just before World War I, when British aristocracy was at its peak, women began dining out unaccompanied by men, and American nouveaux riches and gauche industrialists convened in London to show off their wealth. He had come at the request of Richard D'Oyly Carte, the financier of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operas, who had modernized theater and was now looking t
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and Switzerland, Barr attended Harvard College and was formerly the features editor at Travel + Leisure magazine. About the Author LUKE BARR is the author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970.
He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and their two daughters. . LUKE BARR is the author of the New York Times bestselling Provence, 1970. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area and Switzerland, Barr attended Harvard College and was formerly the features editor at Travel + Leisure magazine