Procopio Cutò
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Procopio Cutò, also known as Francesco Procopio Cutò, Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli, or François Procope was an Italian chef, a subject of the Kingdom of Sicily. He founded in 1686 what has become t
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Cutò founded Café Procope in Paris in 1686.
Café Procope
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The Café Procope, also known as Le Procope, on the Rue de l'Ancienne Comédie, is a café in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The original café was opened in 1686 by the Sicilian chef Procopio Cutò; it
Procopio Cutò
…1651 – 10 February 1727) was an Italian chef, a subject of the Kingdom of Sicily. He founded in 1686 what has become the oldest extant café in Paris, Café Procope. It became the first literary coffeehouse in Paris. For over 200 years the cafe-restaurant attracted notables in the world of arts, politics, and…
Café Procope in 2010
At Café Procope: at rear, from left to right: Condorcet, La Harpe, Voltaire (with his arm raised) and Diderot
Le Procope is in 18th-century style