Celebrity chefs are not just a recent fad; they existed long before Julia Child. A high-society French cook named Alexis Soyer in the 19th century made a name for himself by coming to Ireland during the Famine to teach the starving masses how to eat on the cheap.
He after finding public funding scarce came up with a “palatable” soup of root vegetables, pearl barley, herbs, flour, dripping and a leg of meat that could be made for only £1. Despite it being panned by culinary critics the soup was a hit in his soup kitchens feeding the poor.
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