2 Quotes & Sayings By Auguste Escoffier
Auguste Escoffier was a French chef associated with the culinary movement of nouvelle cuisine. Escoffier's father was a chef at the Hotel Bristol in Paris and his mother was a cook at his fathers' restaurant. Escoffier spent his childhood at the restaurant, learning from his father and from his mother. He studied engineering before becoming a chef
In 1907, he took a job as a chef at a hotel in Bordeaux. In 1917, he opened his own restaurant in Paris. He ran the restaurant for over thirty years, attaining national importance as one of France's most popular chefs during that time.
He received four stars from the Michelin Guide for over 100 consecutive years before being demoted to three stars in 2007 as part of a nationwide remodel.