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Birth
Marie Antoine Carême was born in Paris on this day. -
Abandoned
Carême was abandoned at the age of 8 and began working at a Parisian Steakhouse in return for board and room. This marked the begining of a long and eventful career. -
Apprenticeship
In 1798, Carême was formally apprenticed to Sylvain Bailly a famous pâtissier with a shop near the Palais-Royal. -
Mentorship
in 1804, Talleyrand took Carême on full-time as his apprentice after sylvain when Talleyrand purchased (with money supplied by Napoléon) a large estate outside Paris called Château Valençay. Talleyrand took Carême with him when he moed away. -
Marrige
married Henriette Mahy de Chitenay in 1808 but later had a child with another woman. Records are unclear as to wether he remairried or had an affair. -
George, Prince of Whales
Carême was employed as the head chef for George. He left a mere 3 years later because he found the climate of England depressing and the english chefs treated him poorly due to his celebrity status. -
Car Alexander I
Carême arrived in St. Petersburg to work for Czar Alexander I. Carême was forced to wait to begin working because Alexander was on an extended trip in another area of russia. Carême disliked the current staff and atmosphere due to the corruption and surveilance, so he returned to france before Alexander even returned to St. Petersburg. -
Death
Carême was declared dead and is considered the founder of the Haut Cuisine concept and the Father of French and Classical Cuisine.