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TIL Marie-Antoine Carême 1783-1833 'the king of chefs and chef of kings' : developed HAUTE cuisine; introduced the poofy Toque Chef hat; worked for Napoleon; Tzar Alexander; the price regent and the Rosthchilds and built sculptures out of sugar paste

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