Pantropheon alexis soyer biography

French chef (1810–1858)

Alexis Soyer
Soyer, painted by his wife Emma
Born	Alexis Benoît Soyer (1810-02-04)4 February 1810 Meaux-en-Brie, France
Died	5 August 1858(1858-08-05) (aged 48) London, England
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Alexis Benoît^{[n 1]} Soyer (French pronunciation:[alɛksiswaje] 4 February 1810 – 5 August 1858) was a French chef, philanthropist, writer and inventor who made his reputation in Victorian England.

Born in north-east France, Soyer trained as a chef in Paris, and quickly built a career that was brought to a halt by the July Revolution of 1830. Moving to England he worked in the kitchens of royalty, the aristocracy and the landed gentry until 1837.

He was then appointed head chef of the Reform Club in London, where he designed the kitchens on radical modern lines and became celebrated for the range and excellence of his cooking. His best-known dish, lamb cutlets Reform, has remained on the club'