Guillaume Tirel, known as Taillevent ( was an important figure in the early history of French cuisine. He was cook to the Court of France at the time of the first Valois kings and the Hundred Years' War. He was the author of one of the earliest known French cookery books and the first to be printed.
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Engraving based on the tomb of Guillaume Tirel (see original below) flanked by his two wives, and showing three casserole pots on his shield. Image extracted from the edition of Le Viandier by Baron Jérôme Pichon et Georges Vicaire
Guillaume Tirel's tombstone at the fr:Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Germain-en-LayeChefs from France 6
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Country
FranceCategory
Chefs
Type
Chef
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1312 to 1395 · aged 83
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