A magnificent work. Ian Kelly is at the vanguard of the new rock'n'roll of culinary literature -- Anthony Bourdain

I was really truly bowled over -- Giles Coren

Delicious - Mail on Sunday

Absolutely irresistible -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

In this well-researched book, Ian Kelly deftly recounts the exploits of this remarkable man -- Jacques Pépin

Ian Kelly brings Carême's restless spirit back to life along with a tableau of la grande cuisine two hundred years ago -- Anne Willan, founder of École de Cuisine La Varenne

Ian Kelly has done a wonderful job, not only of depicting Carême's culinary genius beautifully but of introducing us to his extraordinary personal life as well. I enjoyed reading this book immensely and recommend it to culinary historians and food buffs everywhere -- Daniel Boulud, founder of Café Boulud

Ian Kelly's valuable and pleasurable addition to the literature of food combines an eye for the richness of historic detail with a solid sense of culinary crafts. While stimulating our palates, it breathes a life into a critical period in the building of modern Europe -- Mark Kurlansky, author of Cod, Salt and Milk

Carême invented a new way of cooking and Kelly cooked up a new way of writing about food. Wild, delicious and rarefied. A classic -- Damian Barr, author of Maggie & Me