Escoffier

[ es-kaw-fyey ]

noun

1. Georges Au·guste [zhawrzh, oh-, gyst], 1846–1935, French chef and author of cookbooks.

Escoffier

/ ɛskɔfje /

noun

1. Escoffier(Georges) Auguste18461935MFrenchCOOKERY: chef ( Georges ) Auguste (oɡyst). 1846–1935, French chef at the Savoy Hotel, London (1890–99)

Example Sentences

Sandra Lee, of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, made Emeril Lagasse look “like Escoffier,” as Bourdain put it.

From The Daily Beast

The cookbook that has most inspired me is Escoffier: The Complete Guide to the Art of Modern Cookery.

From The Daily Beast

Its all very simple, but an Escoffier could not do it better.

From Project Gutenberg

At the age of fifteen we made our début together under the great Escoffier.

From Project Gutenberg