1931 The Art of Drinking More by Dexter Mason

TIPPLE AND SNACK

clergy did not neglect their kitchens. The rich mayonnaise we are enjoying on these crisp lettuce leaves we owe to Richelieu. And did not Madame de Pompadour persuade Louis XV to grant the order of Saint Esprit to her cooks? After that, the celebrated ribbon was thus awarded many times. And today we can pay no higher tribute to the cuisinier than to say he is a veritable Cordon Bleu ... like yourself." "Mille remerciements, mon ami, mais comment done . . . how do you know them to have so much eloquence?" "C'est my business." "Comment?" "It's my business. For the past five years I have been the head cook at the Plaza."

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