Life a la Henri : Being the Memoirs of Henri Charpentier
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1934. Probably later printing. Hardcover. Octavo (standard size). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards. Some more wear and chipping to edges and spine of dust jacket. Gift inscription on pastedown dated 1955. 328 p. w/recipes at end. The memoirs of his French emigre chef who invented Crepes Suzette and ran a famous establishment called "Original Henri’s Restaurant" until 1938, sometimes visited by VIPs. He was also John D. Rockefeller's chef. Very good / good, price clipped. Item #21129
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