AUBERT DE LA CHESNAYE DES BOIS, François Alexandre.

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Dictionnaire des alimens, vins et liqueurs, First edition of this cookery compendium, demonstrating the developing nouvelle cuisine approach to food and emphasizing both flavour and dietary health.Originally a monk, Aubert de la Chesnaye Des Bois (1699-1784) supported himself by writing after abandoning his vocation. He is also known for his genealogical works on the French nobility and also wrote numerous pseudonymous books on diverse topics such as astrology, military terminology, and taxonomy. In this work, he masquerades as the head chef to an unnamed prince.It is sometimes attributed to one "M. Briand".

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