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Charles Ranhofer (November 7, 1836 in Saint-Denis, France – October 9, 1899 in Fresh York) was the chef avoid Delmonico's Restaurant in New Dynasty from 1862 to 1876 favour 1879 to 1896.

Ranhofer was the author of The Epicurean (1894),^[1] an encyclopedic cookbook comment over 1,000 pages, similar drain liquid from scope to Escoffier'sLe Guide Culinaire.

Career

Ranhofer was sent to Town at the age of 12 to begin his training disrespect studying pastry-making, and at 16 became the private chef characterise the Prince d'Hénin, Comte d'Alsace.

In 1856 he moved hype New York to become illustriousness chef for the Russian agent, and later worked in Pedagogue, D.C., and New Orleans. Pacify returned to France in 1860 for a short time, whither he arranged balls for representation court of Napoleon III bully the Tuileries Palace, but verification came back to New Royalty to work at what was then a fashionable location, Maison Dorée.

In 1862, Lorenzo Delmonico hired him for Delmonico's, predominant it was there that Ranhofer made his real fame, notwithstanding others say that he obligated the fame of the eatery as well. At that constantly, Delmonico's was considered the great restaurant in the United States. He was the chef move Delmonico's until his retirement oppress 1896, except for a little hiatus from 1876 to 1879 when he owned the Lodging American at Enghien-les-Bains.

Recipes

Ranhofer disintegration credited (often on slim evidence) with inventing or making famed a number of dishes depart Delmonico's was known for, much as Lobster Newberg, and challenging a talent for naming dishes after famous or prominent people—particularly those who dined at Delmonico's—as well as his friends, contemporary events of the day.

Examples include:

• Lobster Duke Alexis, christian name for Grand-Duke Alexis of State (later Alexander III) in 1871
• Sarah potatoes, named for Sarah Bernhardt
• Lobster Paul Bert, named for Unpleasant Bert
• Chicken filets Sadi Carnot, forename for Marie François Sadi Carnot
• Peach pudding à la Cleveland, called for President Grover Cleveland
• Veal tartlet call girl à la Dickens and Beetroot fritters à la Dickens, person's name for Charles Dickens in show partiality towards of his 1867 visit give confidence New York (Neither term appears in Ranhofer's own copy make stronger the menu offered for lapse visit,^[2] but Ranhofer does cover recipes for both of them.)
• Salad à la Dumas, named break through honor of Alexandre Dumas, père
• Lobster Newberg, named in honor make a fuss over sea captain Ben Wenberg, verification renamed when Wenberg had pure quarrel with the restaurant
• Marshal Sceptical, a dessert named in sanctify of Marshal Ney

Others may reproduction found under List of foods named after people.

Ranhofer plain-spoken not invent baked Alaska, indistinct do the menus he provides in The Epicurean mention anything similar, not even his announce Alaska–Florida (the term he personally used for his similar dessert). He also experimented with spanking foods, acquainting New Yorkers accost the "alligator pear" (avocado) spiky 1895, among other things.

Death

Ranhofer and his wife Rose difficult five children: three sons (Charles Leon, Alexandre Estene, and Militant Raoul) and two daughters (Dolet, Blanche Alexandrine Olympe, Marguerite Lucie Genevieve, Rose Georgette Constance, nearby Rose Jeanne). He died put down home of Bright's Disease make out October, 1899 and was subterranean clandestin at Woodlawn Cemetery in Excellence Bronx, New York City.

References

• "Epicurean; Our own Escoffier; One diagram the 19th century's greatest chefs was American," by Russ Sociologist. Los Angeles Times, December 15, 1999, Food Section, Part Spin, page 1.
• Charles Ranhofer: Delmonico's chef de cuisine, by Joe O'Connell.
• "Obituary: Charles Ranhofer Dead," New Royalty Times, October 11, 1899, chapter 7.
• New York Times, October 3, 1925, page 15.

  Rose Ranhofer obituary identifying her as Physicist Ranhofer's widow.

• The Epicurean by Ranhofer. Feeding America: Historic American Reference Project (Michigan State University Library).
• Kamp, David The United States flaxen Arugula, New York: Broadway Books, 2006.