LA MAISON History PRUNIER'S Madame Prunier SIGNED restaurant London culinary

Description: LA MAISON, THE HISTORY OF PRUNIER'S by Madame Prunier London: Longmans, Green and Co.,1957. SIGNED with inscription to the title page by the author ~ Madame Simone Barnagaud-Prunier. Her history of their ground-breaking restaurants.First Edition. Hardcover very good in dust jacket with light dry water stains to rear of jacket and general wear else intact; 298 pages with index. "Simone Prunier, known as Madam Prunier, was a French restaurateur and food writer who established a well-known French restaurant in London. Prunier was the granddaughter of French restaurateur Alfred Prunier, who opened La Maison Prunier, the first Prunier fish restaurant, in Paris in 1872. La Maison Prunier became famous for the fresh fish and shellfish that was delivered daily by train from the sea, a novelty at the time. When Alfred Prunier died, his son Emile Prunier (Simone Prunier's father) took over the restaurant, expanding and modernizing it. When Emile died in 1925, the then 22-year old Simone Prunier took over the business. In 1934, Prunier and her husband closed the Paris restaurant and opened the Prunier St James's restaurant in London. Many of her wealthy clients had stopped coming to Paris due to war fears. In addition, her English clients had urged her to move to London for years. Prunier St James's quickly gained a reputation for its outstanding fish dishes. Edward Prince of Wales used to walk up to the restaurant from St James's Palace with Wallis Simpson for lunch." " Alfred Prunier (French pronunciation: [alfʁɛd pʁynje]; 1848 in Yerville, France – 1925) was a French chef and restaurant owner. In 1872 Prunier and his wife Catherine opened a Parisian restaurant on Rue Duphot that bore his name. Today the same restaurant operates under the name Goumard. His restaurant specialized in seafood (lobster, caviar) and grilled entrées. The quality of the cuisine, the service, and the interior decor quickly made the restaurant a success, attracting famous writers such as Oscar Wilde, actors such as Sarah Bernhardt, politicians such as Georges Clemenceau, and aristocrats including Russian royalty. In 1924 Prunier's son Émile opened another Prunier restaurant on the avenue Victor Hugo in Paris, which attracted writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. After Prunier's death in 1925, his daughter Simone took over the business and opened a third restaurant in London. The second restaurant still operates, but the London restaurant closed in 1976. Prunier was very successful."

Price: 75 USD

Location: Berkeley, California

End Time: 2024-11-22T15:31:37.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5 USD