Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction)

Ritz & Escoffier: The Hotelier, the Chef, and the Rise of the Leisure Class (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction) by Barr, Luke. library edition. ISBN: 9781432849764.

In a tale replete with scandal and opulence, Luke Barr transports readers to turn-of-the-century London and Paris to discover how celebrated hotelier César Ritz and famed chef Auguste Escoffier joined forces at the Savoy Hotel to spawn the modern luxury hotel and restaurant, where women and American Jews mingled with British high society, signaling a new social order and the rise of the middle class.