History’s Characters: Alexis Soyer
By M.J. Carter
April 13, 2017Apart from enthusiastic foodies, the Frenchman Alexis Soyer (1810-1858) is all but forgotten now. But, in his day, he was arguably the most famous chef in the world and lays claim to being the greatest chef of the 19th century. But, more than that, Soyer was a fabulously, gloriously modern and eccentric personality. When…