Vincent La Chapelle (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vincent La Chapelle (1690 or 1703 - 1745) was a French master cook to Phillip Dormer Stanhope, fourth Earl of Chesterfield, to William IV, Prince of Orange, to John V of Portugal then to Madame de Pompadour, the mistress of Louis XV of France. La Chapelle had been a traveler to Spain, Portugal, who wrote The Modern Cook, while in Chesterfield's employment. A French edition was published in 1735. It is one of the great eighteenth century classics and had a strong influence on upper class food in England. To some degree, La Chapelle borrowed some of his recipes from his predecessor Massialot, who composed a book on court cookery and confectionery in 1692.