Careme

The First Celebrity Chef

By: Ian Kelly

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Paperback | 30 September 2025

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''Magnificent'' ANTHONY BOURDAIN
''Irresistible'' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL
''A classic'' DAMIAN BARR

From historian and screenwriter, Ian Kelly, comes the legendary story of Careme, the original celebrity chef.

Recounting the fairy-tale-like rise of Antonin Careme from Parisian orphan to a household name synonymous with culinary luxury, Careme offers a unique conflation of historical biography, social history and cookery guide. Kelly lifts the veil on one of the most momentous and sensuous periods in European history: First Empire Paris, Georgian England and the tsarist Russia of War and Peace, depicting Careme's entanglements with the social and political elite of his age, from King George IV to Napoleon, the Romanovs to the Rothschilds.

Alongside this story of Careme, the trail-blazing celebrity chef, culinary artist and revolutionary food writer, Ian Kelly brings to life the recipes themselves.

As Careme wrote, 'You should try this yourself, at home'.

About the Author

Ian Kelly is a multi-award-winning writer and actor whose work spans stage (West End and Broadway), screen, historical biography and ballet. His books include Careme , which has been adapted as an AppleTV+ series, Beau Brummell, Casanova, Mr Foote's Other Leg , which was adapted for the stage, and the official autobiography of Vivienne Westwood. He lives in London and Los Angeles.

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