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The Chef In Society: Origins And Development, Marcel R. Escoffier
The Chef In Society: Origins And Development, Marcel R. Escoffier
Hospitality Review
In his discourse - The Chef In Society: Origins And Development - Marcel R. Escoffier, Graduate Student, School of Hospitality Management at Florida International University, initially offers: “The role of the modern professional chef has its origins in ancient Greece. The author traces that history and looks at the evolution of the executive chef as a manager and administrator.”
“Chefs, as tradespersons, can trace their origins to ancient Greece,” the author offers with citation. “Most were slaves…” he also informs you.
Even at that low estate in life, the chef was master of the slaves and servants who were at …