Choose Your Mentors
Browse 4 mentors from history and literature. Build your personal board of advisors.
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Mrs. F.L. Gillette
19th Century America
Known for
The Whitehouse Cookbook and comprehensive Victorian home management
"A well-ordered household is the foundation of a happy life."
From: The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887): Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc.; The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home
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Auguste Escoffier
19th-20th Century France
Known for
Father of modern French cuisine and kitchen organization
"Good cooking is the foundation of genuine happiness."
From: A guide to modern cookery
42 mentor adoptions
Brillat-Savarin
18th-19th Century France
Known for
The Physiology of Taste and the philosophy of gastronomy
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."
From: The Physiology of Taste; Or, Transcendental Gastronomy
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Apicius
Ancient Rome (1st Century CE)
Known for
Ancient Roman gastronome and author of the oldest surviving cookbook
"The discovery of a new dish does more for human happiness than the discovery of a new star."
From: Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome
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