Auguste Escoffier

Find out why Georges Auguste Escoffier's ideas are still being used today inside some of the world's best restaurants.

Georges Auguste Escoffier revolutionised the restaurant industry in many ways, not least his use of the brigade-style kitchen system.

He popularized traditional French cooking methods and linked his name to the Ritz hotel, but most people know him for his peach Melba dessert.

Celebrated French chef Paul Bocuse has made culinary history time and again. His legacy makes us wonder: is Paul Bocuse the new Escoffier?