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| Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) | Developed the process of Pasteurization and used it to make milk safe to drink. |
| Marcus Apicius | Loved luxury items and fine foods, Wrote De Re Coquinaria (On Cooking). |
| George Escoffier | Refined Careme’s Grand Cuisine to Classical Cuisine. Created the Brigade system - Ranking order in the kitchen, Rules of conduct and dress code for chefs. Identified the 5 Grand Sauces |
| Marie-Antonine Careme (1784-1833) | Defined the art of Grand Cuisine, Redesigned the chef coat and thought chef should wear different size hats. |
| Boulanger | Served soups called restaurers (meaning restoratives) and called his cafe a restorante |
| Marco Polo (1254-1324) | Trader and Explorer,
Brought spices from the Middle East to Europe. |
| Catherine de Medici | Married to King Henry II, Introduced the use of silverware to France in 1533 |
| Julia Child | Made French cooking techniques and Cuisine popular in the United States |
| Paul Bocuse (1926- ) | Created lighter and healthier that reflected the classical French flavors. |
| Ferdinand Metz (1941- ) | Certified Master Chef and was President of the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). |
| Fernand Point (1897-1955) | Father of Modern French “Nouvelle Cuisine”. Created lighter sauces and used regional ingredients. Mentored Paul Bocuse |
| Ray Kroc | Partnered with the McDonalds Brothers and eventually bought them out and by 1963 opened over 500 McDonalds. |
| Walter Scott | 1872 in Rhode Island - Sold dinners out of horse-drawn wagons to workers outside of factories. |
| Fred Harvey | 1876 - Opened Harvey House in Topeka Kansas and became one of the earliest known chain restaurants. |
| Roy Allen and Frank Wright | 1921 began selling rights to their company (A&W) creating the first franchise company |
| Bill Darden | 1968 - opened first Red Lobster. He also went on to open the Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze and Capital Grille |
| Norman Brinker | Opened the first Steak and Ale. The first full service restaurant focused on middle class customers. |
| Howard Johnson | 1935 - Began Franchising restaurants focusing on standard design and menu. |
| Frank Carney | 1958 creates Pizza Hut franchise. One of the first quick service restaurants selling something other than Hamburgers. |
