Ritz and Escoffier: The Hotelier, The Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class
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A legendary hotelier and a famous chef team up in turn-of-the-century London to build the world's first luxury hotel and restaurant. Packed with scandal, glamour, and stars like Oscar Wilde, it's the true story of how fine dining and travel were born. A delicious read for anyone who loves history, food, or a great true tale.
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Why it’s great
Turn-of-the-century London and Paris, the Savoy Hotel, Cesar Ritz and Auguste Escoffier: two legends who together transformed the luxury hotel and restaurant into symbols of aspiration for a newly prosperous society. Luke Barr's critically acclaimed book is rich with scandal, opulence, and social transformation, telling the origin story of modern hospitality through two of its most remarkable and unlikely pioneers.
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