• By Sadie
    May 18, 2009 2:20 PM 2,149
    read more: #throwdown, #francoisvatel, #chefs, #louisxiv, #cuisine, #suicide, #fish

    Top Chef

    François Vatel, "the first celebrity chef," set the bar high. Preparing a dinner for Louis XIV, "he was informed that the fish for the meal would not arrive on time, so he committed suicide." [TheSmartSet]


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