Maître d'hôtel de Fouquet, François Vatel entre en 1667 au service du prince de Condé comme contrôleur général, avec la responsabilité de l'approvisionnement de la maison. Victime de sa conscience professionnelle, il se suicide à Chantilly le 24 avril 1671 lors d'un séjour de Louis XIV. Ce portrait éclaire les réceptions de l'époque et la naissance des arts de la table. ©Electre 2025
François Vatel, maître d'hôtel and right-hand man to two of the most powerful men in France, was responsible for organizing wonderful and sumptuous feasts and banquets for the court of King Louis XIV. The festivities at Vaux-le-Vicomte, 17 August 1661, were of such profligate opulence that they precipitated the fall of Nicolas Fouquet. In April 1671, Vatel was in the service of the Prince de Condé, and was charged with organizing the reception of Louis XIV and his court at the Château de Chantilly. Nearly two thousand people had to be accommodated, fed and entertained. And all this for a political motive : the restoration of royal trust in the Prince de Condé.
Vatel, sometimes described as a cook, and even, the inventor of the famous Chantilly whipped cream, devoted his life to this theatrical political backdrop. The publication of the present work this year, marking the 350th anniversary of the death of François Vatel, enables us to discover the man himself and the myth surrounding him, the festivities, and court receptions during the reign of Louis XIV ; and how the art of the table à la française came into being.
Paru le : 16/03/2022
Thématique : Histoire de la gastronomie
Auteur(s) : Auteur : Nicole Garnier-Pelle
Éditeur(s) :
In Fine éditions d’art
Domaine de Chantilly
Collection(s) : Château de Chantilly
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : 978-2-38203-052-3
EAN13 : 9782382030523
Reliure : Relié
Pages : 93
Hauteur: 28.0 cm / Largeur 20.0 cm
Épaisseur: 1.5 cm
Poids: 596 g
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