The Epicurean Part Two

by Charles Ranhofer

1893. Volume II of II. A complete treatise of analytical and practical studies on the culinary art including table and wine service, how to prepare and cook dishes, an index for marketing, a great variety of bills of fare for breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, suppers, ambigus, buffets, etc., and a selection of interesting bills of fare of Delmonico's from 1862 to 1894, making a Franco-American culinary encyclopedia by the former chef of Delmonico's. Illustrated with 800 plates and considered to be an important piece of culinary history. Contents: Poultry; Game; Miscellaneous Entrees; Cold Service; Vegetables; Eggs; Farinaceous; Hot Sweet Entremets; Cold Sweet Entremets; Pastry; Bakery; Ices; Confectionary; Wines; Last Century Tables; and Delmonico's Menus from 1861 to 1894. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Volume 1 ISBN 0766193837.

604 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Charles Ranhofer (November 7, 1836, Saint-Denis, France — October 9, 1899, New York) was the chef at Delmonico's Restaurant in New York from 1862 to 1876 and 1879 to 1896. Ranhofer was the author of The Epicurean, an encyclopedic cookbook of over 1,000 pages, similar in scope to Escoffier's Le Guide Culinaire.