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HowaPoor,AbandonedParisianBoyBecameaTopChef

A)ThebusystreetsinPariswereunevenandcakedinthickmud,buttherewasalwaysabreathtakingsight

toseeintheshopwindowsofPatisseriedelaRuedelaPaix.By1814,peoplecrowdedoutsidethebakery,

strainingforaglimpseofthelatestsweetfoodcreatedbytheyoungchefwhoworkedinside.

B) HisnamewasMarie-AntoineCarême,andhehadappeared,oneday,almostoutofnowhere.Butinhis

shortlifetime,whichendedexactly184yearsagotoday,hewouldforeverrevolutionizeFrenchgourmet

food 美食,writebest-sellingcookbooksandthinkupmagicaldishesforroyalsandotherimportantpeople.

C) Carême'schildhoodwasoneparttragedy,equalpartmystery.Bornthe16thchildtopoorparentsinPar

ndarchitecture.Inthebackroomofthelittlebakery,hisinterestindesignandhisbakingtalentcombinedto

workwonders-heshapeddeliciousmasterpiecesoutofflour,butterandsugar.

E) Inhisteenageyears,Carêmefashionedeatablecopiesofthelate18thcentury'smostfamous

buildings-cookiesintheshapeofruinsofancientAthensandpiesintheshapeofancientChinesepalaces

andtemples.SylvainBailly,hismaster,displayedtheseluxuriantcreations-oftenaslargeas4feettall-inhis

bakerywindows.

F)Carême'screationssooncapturedthediscriminatingeyeofaFrenchdiplomat,CharlesMauricede

Talleyrand-Perigord.Around1804,TalleyrandchallengedCarêmetoproduceafullmenuforhispersonal

castle,instructingtheyoungbakertouselocal,seasonalfruitsandvegetablesandtoavoidrepeatingmain

dishesoverthecourseofanentireyear.TheexperimentwasagrandsuccessandTalleyrand'sassociation

displayedmealisenhancedonehundredpercentinmyeyes,"helaterwrote

inoneofhiscookbooks.

H) In1816,Carêmebeganaculinary（烹饪的）journeywhichwouldforevermarkhisplaceashistory'sf

irsttopchef.HevoyagedtoEnglandtocookinthemodernGreatKitchenoftheprinceregent（摄政王）,

GeorgeIV,andcrossedcontinentstopreparegrandbanquetsforthetablesofTsarAlexanderIof

Russia.Neverafraidtotalkuphisownaccomplishments,aboastfulCarêmemadeafortuneaswealthy

familieswithsocialambitionsinvitedhimtotheirkitchens.Later,inhiscookbooks,hewouldoften

includeasketchofhimself,sothatpeopleonthestreetwouldbeabletorecognize-andadmire-him.

I) Carême'scookingdisplaysbecamethesymboloffineFrenchdining;theywereplentiful,beautifuland

imposing.GuestswouldfallsilentinwonderasservantscarriedCarême'sfancycreationsintothedininghal

perfectedthesoufflé-abakedeggdish,andintroducedthestandardchef'suniform-thesamedouble-breasted

whitecoatandtallwhitehatstillwornbymanychefstoday.Thewhiteclothingconveyedanimageofcleanl

iness,accordingtoCarême-andinhisrealm,appearancewaseverything.