Jun 10, 2021 • 1HR 22M

#185 Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class

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What I learned from reading Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class by Luke Barr. 

[1:00] The words echoed in his head, even now. The idea that they should be seen as servants was the cruelest of insults. César Ritz, Auguste Escoffier, servants?

[11:28] He hasn't the least idea how much work and care, how much imaginat…

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