I discuss what I was able to find about the life of Charles Elmé Francatelli (1805-1876), one of the Victorian Era’s “celebrity chefs,” who spent part of his career cooking for The Queen and Prince Albert, and look at 2 of his cookbooks, The Modern Cook and A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes.
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References
Cook’s Guide, The. “Charles Elmé Francatelli.” http://www.thecooksguide.com/articles/francatelli.html
Cook’s Info. “Charles Elmé Francatelli: Victorian Celebrity Chef.” https://www.cooksinfo.com/charles-elme-francatelli
Flantzer, Susan. “Charles Elmé Francatelli, Maitre d’hotel and Chief Cook in Ordinary to Queen Victoria.” https://www.unofficialroyalty.com/charles-elme-francatelli/
Francatelli, Charles Elmé. A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes. https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22114/22114-h/22114-h.htm
Francatelli, Charles Elmé. The Modern Cook. https://archive.org/details/b21530154/page/n5/mode/1up
Gilbert, Lauren. “Cook at Buckingham Palace: Charles Elme' Francatelli.” https://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2019/01/cook-at-buckingham-palace-charles-elme.html
Smythe, Colin. “Charles Elmé Francatelli, Crockford’s, and the Royal Connection.” https://colinsmythe.co.uk/charles-elme-francatelli-crockfords-and-the-royal-connection/
Wikipedia. “Charles Elmé Francatelli.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Elmé_Francatelli
Wikipedia. “Marie-Antoine Carême.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Antoine_Carême
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