“White Truffles In Winter” N.M. Kelby

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Tasty story of the famous French chef Auguste Escoffier (1846-1935), who was cooking for the Ritz and the Savoy Hotel in London, hosted crowned heads and Parisian artists’ world at his dinner parties. Escoffier was the first who introduced the word “finesse”, corresponding to the concept of umami (savory taste, one of the five basic …