Prosper Montagné (1865–1948)
Author of Larousse Gastronomique
About the Author
Works by Prosper Montagné
Larousse Gastronomique (1 of 2) 21 copies
Larousse Gastronomique (2 of 2) 5 copies
THE NEW LAROUSSE GASTRONOMIQUE 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Montagné, Prosper
- Birthdate
- 1865-11-14
- Date of death
- 1948-04-22
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Carcassonne, France
- Places of residence
- Carcassonne, France
Toulouse, France
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Paris, France - Education
- Lycée de Carcassonne
- Occupations
- chef
cookbook author - Awards and honors
- Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
- Short biography
- The Encyclopaedia Britannica says of Montagné: "After Carême, the two men who probably had the greatest impact on French gastronomy and that of the world at large were Prosper Montagné and Georges-Auguste Escoffier. Montagné was one of the great French chefs of all time, and he achieved a secure place in gastronomic history by creating Larousse Gastronomique (1938), the basic encyclopedia of French gastronomy."
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Larousse gastronomique: 's werelds grootste… by Joël Robuchon
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This will never be "read" :)
Much like the The Silver Spoon (but even heavier) it's an impossibly complete and exhaustive encyclopædia of everything related to cooking, and the level at which you cook doesn't really matter, as even the simplest of concepts (and also the most complex one) is explained.
Much like the The Silver Spoon (but even heavier) it's an impossibly complete and exhaustive encyclopædia of everything related to cooking, and the level at which you cook doesn't really matter, as even the simplest of concepts (and also the most complex one) is explained.
Slightly clunky translation of a book that's stuffy, old-fashioned, and very very French. Recommended as a fun cultural artefact, or as a reference when deciphering older French recipes. (That's for the 1986 edition, anyway. I hear rumours that later editions grudgingly admit the existence of lesser cuisines practised in countries that have the misfortune not to be France.)
I had this book on the shelf for years, and supposed it to be snooty and French. It is - and terrific stuff, too.
Handling a roadkill just after Christmas I browsed the book for venison recipes and discovered one (see Roebuck) attributed to Christian Dior, of all people. To my slight surprise it read well - it had, I imagine, a sort of New Look simplicity. And it was a triumph.
Now I browse the great tome occasionally, finding all sorts of treasures, including little biographies of extraordinary people, mostly French cooks and critics.… (more)
Handling a roadkill just after Christmas I browsed the book for venison recipes and discovered one (see Roebuck) attributed to Christian Dior, of all people. To my slight surprise it read well - it had, I imagine, a sort of New Look simplicity. And it was a triumph.
Now I browse the great tome occasionally, finding all sorts of treasures, including little biographies of extraordinary people, mostly French cooks and critics.… (more)
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