History of Culinary Arts: Raquel Q. Montaño
History of Culinary Arts: Raquel Q. Montaño
History of Culinary Arts: Raquel Q. Montaño
RAQUEL Q. MONTAÑO
Henry IV 1553-1610 - Henry IV ruled from 1553-
1610. During this time, guilds were responsible
for preparing foods.
Industrial Revolution 1760 – 1840 - "The dramatic growth and diversification of the
food service industry is due in part to the Industrial Revolution and the social and
economic changes it wrought, including the introduction of new technologies, foods,
concerns, and consumers." (Labensky, Hause, Martel 8)
Boulanger's Restaurant 1765 - Monsieur Boulanger opened
the first modern restaurant in Paris, France when he sold a
special sheep feet dish at his tavern in opposition to the guilds
who prepared food at the time.
Antonin Carême 1783 – 1833 - Antonin
Carême was a chef who specialized in Grande
Cuisine, an elaborate style of cooking that
focused on making food look and taste
incredible. It was difficult and fancy. Carême
was responsible for many advancements in
the culinary field such as "systems for
classifying sauces", kitchen tools, and books.
Auguste Escoffier 1846 – 1935 - Auguste Escoffier
was responsible for the brigade system and the
creation of the Classic Cuisine style.
Fernand Point 1897 – 19 - Fernand Point and
his students Paul Bocuse, Jean and Pierre
Troisgros, Alain Chapel, François ise and Louis
Outhier, along with chefs Michel Guérard and
Roger Vergé founded Nouvelle cuisine, a stye
of cooking that focused on "natural flavors,
shortened cooking times, and innovative
combinations." (Labensky, Hause, Martel 6)
Le Guide Culinaire Classic 1903 - This was
Auguste Escoffier's manual that explained
Classic Cuisine.
Gaston Lenôtre 1920 – 2008 - Gaston was a chef
who opened a culinary school to help bring
more chefs into the culinary industry when it
was lacking qualified bakers. Gaston himself
served all of Paris with his catering business.
Lenotre also was careful with how he preserved
his products. He used freezing to store his
products.