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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barr, Luke, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1953 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Savoy Hotel (London, England).

Hospitality industry--Social aspects.

History.

Hospitality industry.

Ritz, Cï¿1/2esar, 1850-1918.

Ritz, Cï¿1/2esar.

Escoffier, A. (Auguste), 1846-1935.

Escoffier, A.

Savoy Hotel (London, England)--History.

Hospitality industry--Social aspects--History--19th century.

Hospitality industry--Social aspects--History--20th century.

Leisure class.

Local Subjects:

Savoy Hotel (London, England).

Genre:

History.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

312 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Ritz and Escoffier

Place of Publication:

New York : Clarkson Potter/Publishers, [2018]

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.

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'Orlï¿1/2eans ; 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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references pages ([295]-297) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1953 Fund.

ISBN:

9780804186292

0804186294

OCLC:

985359661