Savoy Hotel
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The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan o
The Savoy's main entrance from Strand
Statue of Peter, Count of Savoy, located at the entrance of the Savoy Hotel.
The Savoy Palace
Gondola party, 1905
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
Savoy Hotel
…in most of the lavishly furnished rooms, constant hot and cold running water and many other innovations. Carte hired César Ritz as its manager and Auguste Escoffier as its chef de cuisine. Together they established an unprecedented standard of quality in hotel service, entertainment and elegant dining that attracted…
Escoffier in 1914
The Savoy Hotel, London
Ma Cuisine (1934)