"The Richest and Most Famous Private Chef in the World" Joseph Donon: Gilded Age Dining with Florence Vanderbilt Twombly Contributor(s): Cummins, Walter (Prepared by), Vanderbilt, Arthur T., II (Prepared by) |
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ISBN: 0692893377 ISBN-13: 9780692893371 Publisher: Florham Books
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: May 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking - History | United States - 20th Century |
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" L (1.03 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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Publisher Description: The New Yorker called him, "probably the richest and most famous private chef in the world," and there is every reason to believe that Mrs. Twombly's beloved French chef, Joseph Donon, was just that. ... In retirement he realized how extraordinary had been what he had witnessed in his career at Florham and with the Twomblys at their homes in New York City and Newport, a way of life gone forever, and set out to record his memories in a draft memoir he dictated to a friend, and in several interviews with The New Yorker, including a lengthy profile. "It was an epoch It was a special time, and the way those houses were run should not be forgotten." |
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