Research Catalog

Title

Ritz & Escoffier : the hotelier, the chef, and the rise of the leisure class / Luke Barr.

Author

Barr, Luke

Publication

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2018]

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Details

Description

312 pages; 22 cm

Summary

In early August 1889, Cesar Ritz, a Swiss hotelier highly regarded for his exquisite taste, found himself at the Savoy Hotel in London. 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 to create the world's best hotel. D'Oyly Carte soon seduced Ritz to move to London with his team, which included Auguste Escoffier, the chef de cuisine known for his elevated, original dishes. 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.

Alternative Title

Ritz and Escoffier

Subjects

• Hospitality industry > Social aspects
• Savoy Hotel (London, England) History
• Savoy Hotel (London, England)
• Leisure class
• Ritz, César, 1850-1918
• Escoffier, A (Auguste), 1846-1935
• Hospitality industry > Social aspects > History > 20th century
• History
• 1800-1999
• Hospitality industry > Social aspects > History > 19th century

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The grand opening, 1889. The hotelier and the impresario ; A London debut ; An offer too good to refuse -- Boomtown, 1890. Taking charge ; A celebrity guest and an infamous dinner -- Decadence and suspicion, 1890-1893. The shareholder meeting ; Flying high ; Expansion plans and new pressures -- Scandal, 1894-1898. The Prince of Wales vs. the Duc d'Orle̓ans ; Ritz makes a move ; A secret investigation ; Calamity -- Paris, 1898-1899. A new beginning ; The cookbook ; The perfect hotel -- Return to London, 1899-1902. Revenge is sweet ; The toast of the town ; A new king and a nervous breakdown -- Afterword. Paris, 1925.

Call Number

JFD 18-2042

ISBN

• 9780804186292
• 0804186294

LCCN

2017015344

OCLC

985359661

Author

Barr, Luke, author.

Title

Ritz & Escoffier : the hotelier, the chef, and the rise of the leisure class / Luke Barr.

Publisher

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2018]

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1999

Research Call Number

JFD 18-2042