Essay on Haute Cuisine and Antonin Careme

The study begins by explaining how much the residents of Gourmand love good food. They love food so much that that over time, a commission of distinguished chefs had decided that not any one should be capable of opening up a restaurant. If a restaurant was to be open, a chef would have to have 21 years of training, attend a prestigious school, and obtain a license to become a chef. These guidelines would ensure that when a resident would go to a restaurant, the food would be good. The first-class quality of food consequently rose the prices of restaurant meals to become very expensive.

Gordon Ramsay, famous UK celebrity chef, born on November 8th, 1966 in Scotland and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Ramsay had played soccer all through his early life in high school. He endured many occupational injuries during his football career which led to knee injury. Ramsay enrolled at North Oxfordshire Technical College to study courses in Hotel Management when he was 19. He then moved to France in order to learn classic French cuisine after his graduation. (baversa123, student mode, Apr 2012) Being trained with some world-class chef in Paris for 3 years, Ramsay had learned enough knowledge as much as he could

Anthony Bourdain, world renowned chef and television personality, in his autobiography Kitchen Confidential (2000), conveys his experiences working in the restaurant business-high tension and new stressors at just about every corner. More specifically in the chapter “Food is Pain,” he convinces his audience that the abilities to maintain concentration, handle stress, and keep pace with the quick movement of a high-pressure environment are extremely important. Bourdain shapes this through an anecdote of his past experience working under boiler man (Tyrone) at the Dreadnaught, with his development of ethos, use of imagery, and manipulation of syntax to not only draw in but appeal to a wider audience.

versed and accredited chef who has trained in France for 9 years with grandmaster chefs. His

Catherine de’ Medici was the Queen of France. She was Italian, but she lived in Paris France and even taught some of the French how to properly eat with a fork. Some foods such as artichokes, baby peas, candied vegetables puff pastry, and truffles would have never been introduced to the French cuisine without her. The fork was used in Italy when the rest of Europe looked at it as strange, but with her as royalty using it encouraged everyone else around her to try it as well. Her mother was a French princess making her royalty from the beginning although she did not start opening up with her ideas about food until after her marriage as some people think she did it to fit in. Catherine did her part to leave her mark during the renaissance in culinary history. Even in questionable times as when she could not conceive a child, it was thought to have been cured from her dietary style. Though she struggled with fertility, her dietary changes helped her to conceive nine children. When she moved, she brought a handful of reliable chefs with her to encourage this special diet to improve

Chef Paul Prudhomme begin cooking along his mother's side at a very young age. Chef Prudhomme left Louisiana in his 20’s to travel the globe to experience every style of cooking possible. Chef Prudhomme is now an internationally known chef that has had influences on cuisines all over the world while still bringing his New Orléans style cooking with him.

Miami’s broad gastronomic landscape has transformed the region into an eminent dining destination. In addition to diverse cuisines, the restaurant scene is a combination of longtime establishments that have been pleasing appetites for decades and newer eateries dedicated to the latest cooking trend. With several of the restaurants hitting major milestones their illustrious deeds are inspirational for the newer kids on the culinary block. The results of this cross-pollinating effect are delectably rousing.

Which is the practice or art of choosing, cooking, and eating good food. In this food centric episode, Bourdain and Boulud travel back to Boulud's hometown of Lyon, France for a once in a lifetime experience of French cuisine's rich food culture and legendary chefs, with a focus on Nouvelle Cuisine innovator Paul Bocuse. Paul Bocuse is a French chef based in Lyon who is famous for the high quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. A student of Eugénie Brazier, he is one of the most prominent chefs associated with the nouvelle cuisine, which is less opulent and calorific than the traditional cuisine classique, and stresses the importance of fresh ingredients of the highest quality. Which is a similar trait to Copenhagen. Bocuse has made many contributions to French gastronomy both directly and indirectly, because he has had numerous students, many of whom have become famous chefs themselves. Like Mexico City chef Eduardo Garcia, chefs like Boulud, Bocuse, Mathew, Joseph, Alain, and many more chefs. Had to work their way up the restaurant chain to get to the top, hard work always pays

If one were only to measure the success of Chef Keller by his restaurants, he would be highly regarded both for his talent in the kitchen as well as his skill as a leader. Notwithstanding his success in the business world and how busy it has kept him, he has nonetheless added even more to his list of achievements as the years have gone by and his success and influence have grown. He has authored award winning cookbooks such as The French Laundry Cookbook wherein he reveals the secrets to the food that gained him his success as well as The Bouchon Cookbook which he wrote alongside Bouchon Chef Jeffrey Cerciello. More popularly, he acted as a consultant on the films “Spanglish” and “Ratatouille”.

There was an automatic click when food appeared on TV. There is no way to watch television without seeing a food that can make a person’s mouth water. The idea sparked to carry cooking on to television, starting as a simple way to share recipes, tips, and tricks with home-making mothers over the radio; the food and cooking industry has developed into a full-fledged entertainment basis for many Americans today. The evolution of cooking is positively influenced by the introduction of television and technology on American culture.

Because of passion with cooking and dream to be a chef, I have read a lot of cookbooks, regional culinary books and books about famous chefs, some of them are interesting but none of them was attracted to me the most. Normally, I just found some my favorite recipes in such books. However, “Letters to a young chef”, a book contains a collection of letters which Chef Daniel Boulud wrote to Alex Lee whom worked alongside Daniel for ten years as a passionate young cook, truly brings me desire to make my dream come true as much as help me to broaden my knowledge about culinary arts.

However, authenticity became the most important value of Italian food, the visitors of Italian restaurants expected their chefs to focus on the use of authenticity of recipes, techniques for cooking and other things. In late 1970’s, this aspect became a focus for popular magazines which quickly engaged in production of cultural

The 5-week apprenticeship in a professional kitchen was a big factor in deciding which school will best prepare me for a career in the food industry. The oppurtunity to work in a professional enviroment excites me because i will be able to put my hard work and training in to action. The hours of training and practice excite me, as I am looking forward to using my talents in creativity and learning techniques from experienced professionals.

The book is highly informative and educational, and as Michael Ruhlman wrote I could feel his learned passion for the craving to become a cook. He did the greater part of the course, both preparing to be a gourmet expert and expounding on it as a writer. Ruhlman learned the fundamentals of cooking stocks, roux, vegetables, and sauces; also, he gained the experience of working the front of the house by waiting tables. Most importantly, he gained the knowledge of the meaning of being a chef to become a leader within the industry. You were expected to know the answers to all the questions in the Culinary Institute of American (CIA), and know why things happen the way they do. As chef Pardus would add, “you better know how to do it” (35).

Culinary art is a momentous part of my life.When I was around the age of nine I was living with both my mom and dad. I was always in the kitchen helping my mom cook dinner. I made baked ziti, empanadas, sweet potato pie, and other foods.When I was in high school, I lived with my father,and after my older siblings grew up it was just me and my little sister so I was responsible for cooking the meals. I was cooking for my family an average of seven days a week and I was never tired or bored, I enjoyed it. I developed a strong passion for culinary arts. I am passionate about it because it excites me, inspires me, and encourages me to open a restaurant.