Carlton Hotel, London
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The Carlton Hotel was a luxury hotel in London that operated from 1899 to 1940. It was designed by the architect C. J. Phipps as part of a larger development that included the rebuilding of His Majest
The Carlton, 1905
C. J. Phipps's drawings for the new hotel. The adjacent His Majesty's Theatre is shown in outline on the right.
The Palm Court of the Carlton, 1899, captioned in The Illustrated London News as "A Fashionable Resort of Today"
Badge of The Carlton, 1903
Auguste Escoffier
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Georges Auguste Escoffier was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularised and updated traditional French cooking methods. Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-A
Carlton Hotel, London
…the rebuilding of His Majesty's Theatre, which is adjacent to the hotel site. The Carlton was originally run by the Swiss hotelier César Ritz, with Auguste Escoffier as the head chef. In its early days it was one of London's most fashionable hotels and drew some customers away from the Savoy Hotel, which Ritz and…
Escoffier in 1914
The Savoy Hotel, London
Ma Cuisine (1934)