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- NAME: Marie-Antoine Carême
- OCCUPATION: Chef
- BIRTH DATE: June 08, 1784
- DEATH DATE: January 12, 1833
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Paris, France
- PLACE OF DEATH: Paris, France
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Marie-Antoine is best known for his grand cooking style for European royalty, typically known as haute cuisine.
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Marie-Antoine Careme was born June 8, 1784 in Paris, France. Careme was abandoned by his parents during the French Revolution and took a series of kitchen jobs before apprenticing in a famous pastry shop. Word of Careme's talent spread to the diplomat Tallyrand, who used his cooking for European royalty.© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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