SIGNED ~ HENRI PAUL PELLAPRAT ~ French chef ~ LE CORDON BLEU cooking school 1938

Description: Les Menus Detailles de la Menagere: 180 Menus simples et pratiquesby Henri-Paul PellapratParis, Editions du Comptoir Français du Livre, 1938 (as stated last page of index at bottom; 1937 on copyright page0. SIGNED / INSCRIBED by HENRI PAUL PELLAPRAT on half title page. RARE signature! Book AS-IS condition to be clear ; spine edge cracks/chipping(possible previous owner attempt to repair somewhat; ) else as-is intact ; interior good ; with color plates; 229 pages with index; with 1 page publisher ad; illustrated green endpapers."Henri-Paul Pellaprat ; Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 1869–1954) was a French chef, founder with the journalist Marthe Distel of Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris. He was the author of La cuisine familiale et pratique and other classic French cookery texts.[1] He worked from the age of twelve as a pastry boy and then cooked at many of the most famous restaurants of the La Belle Époque Paris such as the Maison Dorée. He taught at l’École du Cordon bleu for 32 years; his students including Maurice Edmond Sailland, later known as Curnonsky, and Raymond Oliver.In 1966, after his death, his book L'Art Culinaire Moderne was translated into English and published for the American market under the name Modern French Culinary Art. It contained 2030 recipes and many color photos, covering everything from everyday casual French cooking to haute cuisine. Discussing this translation, the New York Times wrote, "one could not hardly ask for a better or more sumptupus one", adding that this book "demonstrates one again that cooking can be among the higher arts."

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