{"product_id":"carme-the-first-celebrity-chef-9781639738472","title":"Car?me: The First Celebrity Chef","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNOW A MAJOR APPLE TV+ SERIES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a cook's tour of Regency-Era Europe, \u003ci\u003eCar?me\u003c\/i\u003e combines recipes fit for royalty with the \"magnificent\" (Anthony Bourdain) life story of Antonin Car?me, the first celebrity chef.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing the fairytale-like rise of Antonin Car?me from Parisian orphan to a household name synonymous with culinary luxury, \u003ci\u003eCar?me \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a below-stairs perspective on one of the most momentous, and sensuous, periods in European history: First Empire Paris, Georgian England, and the Russia of \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCar?me's ability to intuit the tastes of European royalty was an unendingly useful and astounding tool: he knew the favorite dishes of King George IV, the Rothschilds, and the Romanovs; he knew Napoleon's fast-food requirements and why Empress Josephine suffered halitosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBlending the incredible story of Car?me's rise to stardom with the recipes he curated, author Ian Kelly seats us at the dining tables of monarchs and aristocrats and leads us into the sumptuous world of casseroles and kings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e is an actor and writer. He has lived and worked in France, Russia, South America and the United States, and writes frequently about food and travel for many British publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298659205394,"sku":"9781639738472","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa660e54-7149-4077-b8e7-52dca0484c6c.jpg?v=1747831645","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/carme-the-first-celebrity-chef-9781639738472","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}