Charles Elme Francatelli
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'''Charles Elme Francatelli''' ([[1805]]-[[10 August]] [[1876]]), Anglo-Italian cook, was born in [[London]], of [[Italy|Italian]] extraction, in 1805, and was educated in [[France]], where he studied the art of cookery. Coming to [[England]], he was employed successively by various noblemen, subsequently becoming manager of Crockfords club. He left Crockfords to become chief cook to [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]], and afterwards he was chef at the [[Reform Club]]. He was the author of ''The Modern Cook'' (1845); of ''A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes'' (1861), and of ''The Royal English and Foreign Confectionery Book'' (1862). Francatelli died at Eastbourne. ''A Plain Cookery Book for the Working Classes'' was reprinted by [[Pryor Publications]] in 1993, complete with the original advertisements and introduction, and has been reprinted almost every year since. ISBN 0-946014-15-9
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