Fernand Point
Fernand Point (born February 25, 1897 in Louhans , † March 4, 1955 in Vienne ) was a French chef and is regarded as one of the fathers of nouvelle cuisine .
Life
He broke with Escoffier's traditions , for example by leaving his kitchen to chat with guests. He ran the La Pyramide restaurant in Vienne . His students included Paul Bocuse , Alain Chapel , Francois Bise , Louis Outhier, and Jean and Pierre Troisgros .
With a height of 1.92 m, he sometimes weighed 165 kg and had a waist circumference of 169 cm, which he called "Magnum" based on his daily consumption of champagne from a bottle.
Quote
The following quote with a certain fame comes from him: Butter, give me butter, always only butter
book
His book Ma Gastronomie ( ISBN 0895080257 ) contains more noble than traditional recipes.
literature
- Joseph Wechsberg : The formidable Monsieur Point. In: Joseph Wechsberg: Trout blue and black truffles. The Wanderings of an Epicurean. Reinbek near Hamburg, Rowohlt 1964, 232-261.
- Erich Lüth : The Atlantic Hotel in Hamburg. 1909-1984. An eyewitness reports. Reiner Faber, Munich 1984.
- Karl Heinz Götze : French affairs. Views of France. S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 1993, ISBN 3-10-026521-1 , pp. 192-204.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archives en ligne de l'état civil de la Saône-et-Loire, commune de Louhans, acte de naissance No. 19, année 1897, pp. 66/79 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Point, Fernand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | french cook; is seen as the father of nouvelle cuisine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Louhans |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1955 |
| Place of death | Vienne (Isere) |