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Fernand Point (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ pwɛ̃], 25 February 1897 – 4 March 1955) was a French chef and restaurateur who is considered the father of modern French cuisine. He founded the restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne near Lyon .
Point was strict and unforgiving in the kitchen, but he was known to play pranks on his patrons and visitors (often with Paul Bocuse as his apprentice and wing-man). Parisian high society visitors would find themselves ushered into the kitchen, pushed into a corner, and fed one of Point's dishes under the pretense of being asked to evaluate the ...
Ma Gastronomie is a modern French cuisine cookbook created from the notes of legendary French chef, Fernand Point. It was first published in French in 1969, 200 recipes are included based on Fernand Point notes and handwritten recipes. [1] The book has detailed sections on Fernand Point, La Pyramide (the restaurant), his cuisine, wines, spirit etc.
A particular form of the dacquoise is the marjolaine, invented by French chef Fernand Point, which is long and rectangular and combines almond and hazelnut meringue layers with chocolate buttercream. [2]
The dish was invented in Taiwan by the chef Peng Chang-kuei, who brought it to New York City in the 1970s. Since, General Tso's Chicken has become a staple on most Chinese takeout menus in the U.S ...
2015 F&W Best New Chef Katie Button has expanded her Asheville, North Carolina tapas restaurant, Cúrate, into a full home brand. In addition to selling kitchenware, cocktail napkins, wine, Button ...
2011 F&W Best New Chef Jamie Bissonnette uses a similar stovetop method, popping the kernels in butter in a Dutch oven, but with one major twist: whole garlic cloves. He lets the cloves simmer as ...
All three then teamed up in the prestigious restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne near Lyon, among the great chefs, Fernand Point, the boss with a strong personality, and Paul Mercier. Pierre and Jean had a short stay at Maxim's for the former and the Hôtel de Crillon for the latter, before returning to Roanne; their father, Jean-Baptiste, wanted ...