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'''Maxim's''' is the name of a [[restaurant]] in [[Paris]], [[France]], located on the [[rue Royale]]. It is known for its [[art nouveau]] interior decor. |
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==History== |
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'''Maxim's''' was founded during the [[Belle Époque]], on [[April 7]], [[1893]]. |
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Chefs that worked at Maxim's included a young [[Wolfgang Puck]]. |
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==Today== |
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Today, the restaurant and the Maxim's [[brand]] belong to [[Pierre Cardin]]. Other Maxim's restaurants have been opened in [[Monaco]], [[Geneve]], [[Brussels]], [[Tokyo]], [[Shanghai]] and [[Beijing]]. The Maxim's brand has been extended to a wide range of goods and services. |
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==In popular culture== |
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*'''Maxim's''' is featured in both [[Franz Lehár]]'s operetta ''[[The Merry Widow]]'' (''Die Lustige Witwe'') and the subsequent ''[[The Merry Widow (ballet)|The Merry Widow]]'' ballet. |
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* Famous play of [[Georges Feydeau]] named ''[[La Dame de Chez Maxim]]'' (''[[The Girl from Maxim's]]'', 1899) |
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*A popular Parisian [[urban myth]] has [[Ho Chi Minh]] working at Maxim's as a busboy and waiter when he was living as an exile in [[Paris]] in the early 1920s. |
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*The Parisian restaurant "Maxim" is mentioned several times in Jean Renoir's 1937 film "[[Grand Illusion]]". |
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* Maxim's was also featured in the movie ''[[Gigi (1958 film)|Gigi]]'' featuring French actors [[Maurice Chevalier]], [[Leslie Caron]] and [[Louis Jourdan]]. The story focused on the effort of two older women to train Gigi, the granddaughter of one and grandniece of the other, to become a courtesan. The movie is set during the Belle Époque. |
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* Maxim's is mentioned in the 1979 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[City of Death]]''. |
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* Maxim's is mentioned in the 1970s British television sitcom "Fawlty Towers". Faced with a food inspection, Chef says to Basil Fawlty, "Have you read George Orwell's account of his adventures at Maxim's in Paris?" Fawlty retorts, "No, do you have a copy? I'll read it out in court!" Chef is referring to Orwell's 1933 book ''[[Down and Out in Paris and London]]'', which gives gruesome details of Orwell's work as a dishwasher in the filthy kitchen of the hotel. |
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* Maxim's is mentioned in the short story "The Secret of Lieutenant Villar" from the collection ''Secrets of the Foreign Office'' (1903) by British thriller writer [[William Le Queux]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Maxim's Art Nouveau "Collection 1900"]] |
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== External links == |
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* [http://www.maxims-de-paris.com Maxim's de Paris official website] |
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* [http://www.maxims-de-bruxelles.com Maxim's restaurant in Brussels's Grand Place] |
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Revision as of 22:58, 12 October 2008
Maxim's is the name of a restaurant in Paris, France, located on the rue Royale. It is known for its art nouveau interior decor.
History
Maxim's was founded during the Belle Époque, on April 7, 1893.
Chefs that worked at Maxim's included a young Wolfgang Puck.
Today
Today, the restaurant and the Maxim's brand belong to Pierre Cardin. Other Maxim's restaurants have been opened in Monaco, Geneve, Brussels, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. The Maxim's brand has been extended to a wide range of goods and services.
In popular culture
- Maxim's is featured in both Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe) and the subsequent The Merry Widow ballet.
- Famous play of Georges Feydeau named La Dame de Chez Maxim (The Girl from Maxim's, 1899)
- A popular Parisian urban myth has Ho Chi Minh working at Maxim's as a busboy and waiter when he was living as an exile in Paris in the early 1920s.
- The Parisian restaurant "Maxim" is mentioned several times in Jean Renoir's 1937 film "Grand Illusion".
- Maxim's was also featured in the movie Gigi featuring French actors Maurice Chevalier, Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan. The story focused on the effort of two older women to train Gigi, the granddaughter of one and grandniece of the other, to become a courtesan. The movie is set during the Belle Époque.
- Maxim's is mentioned in the 1979 Doctor Who serial City of Death.
- Maxim's is mentioned in the 1970s British television sitcom "Fawlty Towers". Faced with a food inspection, Chef says to Basil Fawlty, "Have you read George Orwell's account of his adventures at Maxim's in Paris?" Fawlty retorts, "No, do you have a copy? I'll read it out in court!" Chef is referring to Orwell's 1933 book Down and Out in Paris and London, which gives gruesome details of Orwell's work as a dishwasher in the filthy kitchen of the hotel.
- Maxim's is mentioned in the short story "The Secret of Lieutenant Villar" from the collection Secrets of the Foreign Office (1903) by British thriller writer William Le Queux.
See also
External links
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