Grimod de la Reynière declared the pig, “King of the base animal kingdom and the one whose empire is the most universal and whose attributes are the least contested.” Indeed, he went so far as to state that without bacon … Continue reading
One of the ways in which the Parisian diet has most changed since Grimod de la Reynière’s day is the consumption of mutton. In 1803, he described a leg of mutton as, “the most common roast on bourgeois tables.” Currently, … Continue reading
Grimod de la Reynière unreservedly deemed Paris the best city in the world for veal and I cannot but concur with him. Although raised on meat from a high-quality butcher in Brooklyn and having indulged in some rather splendid … Continue reading
Having dispensed with holiday treats as something of an amuse gueule in his introduction to January, Grimod digs heartily into meat, with beef at the top of his list. This will come as no surprise to anyone who has visited … Continue reading
Grimod de la Reynière begins his “Nutritional Calendar” with the lavish parties given for the New Year as well as for Twelfth Night. In this respect, contemporary Paris — with the cornucopia of oysters, game birds, foies gras, and sweets … Continue reading