Kitchen Essentials
Kitchen Essentials
1 Guilds were developed into the classic kitchen Boulanger offered a ragoux, a "health restorer" in
ORIGIN OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN FRENCH CUISINE organizations. the place called "restaurer" and the enterprise
TOQUE: chef’s tall hat of apprentice was known as restorante, later on, known as the
Cooking started when man began to make fire and BLACK HAT: master chef (nobility) restaurant.
used it in various ways. Foodservice professionals organized guilds like RAGOUX : health restorer
Fire was used to cook food with sanitary practices Chame de Rotisserie (Guild of Roasters), RESTAURER : place
which are often linked to proper utilization of chartered in Paris in the 12th century. RESTORANTE : enterprise
kitchen.
It was then that kitchen was termed "culina" which 4. The Industrial Revolution in France Industrial Revolution Period
was later coined into "culinary”. Brought by the middle class: Starting at the End of the 18th Century
entrepreneurs
shopkeepers The Golden Age of Cuisine
ORIGIN OF CLASSICAL AND MODERN FRENCH CUISINE industrialists
financiers who dominated the social and 1. Marie Antoine Careme (1784-1833)
In France, cooking was highly practiced in renowned economic life in Europe. in 1800, one of the world's most famous chefs as the
monasteries and convents by the year 750 A.D. Great chefs were hired, foods were served on chef to kin s, heads of state and wealthy patrons.
exclusive establishments and dining out became courses in dinner and a sequence of proper
French cuisine flourished because each chateaux or castle more popular. wines
had its own recipes and wealthy people of France are soup consommé
fanatic of buying spices, from the east and introduced Early Renaissance Period fine French sauces and dishes.
new and exotic spices in their kitchens. The Development of Haute (Oht) Cuisine founder of classical cuisine
refined and organized culinary techniques
It was later during the middle half of 1800 century where 1. Catherine de Medici of Italy Produced a book that contain the first
chefs had organized and planned kitchen activity and they Married Henry Il of France in 1533 and systematic account of cooking principles, recipes
were separated into groups according to their specific introduced the following: and menu making.
task. Gelato — an Italian ice cream Famous creator of elaborate, elegant display
Use of knives, forks and spoons during pieces.
Persons and their Contributions mealtime. He had made an ancestor of our modern
wedding cakes, sugar sculptures, and. ice and
1. Monks or Friars 2. Henry IV (Henry Il's nephew) tallow carvings.
Monks practiced quantity food production in the Developed trend towards fine food service. Trained a large number of famous chefs who
monasteries and abbeys. eventually worked in clubs and restaurant.
Feeding programs to influence and invite. 3. King Louis XIV (14)
He encouraged the development of good chef 2. Grande Cuisine
2. Master Craftsmen schools. The rich, intricate and elaborate cuisine of the
Master craftsmen practiced foodservice, gained He used advanced science and the art of 18th and 19th century French aristocracy and
knowledge of baking and cooking. cooking. user classes.
Development of famous liquors such as Grand His wife, Maria Leszezynsica (daughter of the
Marnier, Cointreau, Chartreuse and Benedictine, famous King of Poland) closely supervised the
wine and beer. kitchen, set high standards of food quality and
served elaborate dishes.