Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 6 | Alexander Gastaud, Noted Chef, Admits That He Likes Ham and Eggs

Alexander Gastaud Noted Chef Admits That He Likes Ham and Eggs I By U. U ALLEN ALIEN S SMITH NEW Y YORK RK May 12 UP Alex UP-Alex- andre Gastaud the tho best cook in America by Park avenue R standards made the remark today that he lie likes ham barn and eggs with the eggs turned over Alexandre has been engaged as aschet chef chet which means overlord of the Astoria Waldorf-Astoria hotel where he will boss cooks But the fact that he likes ham and eggs doesn't affect Alexandres Alexandre's appreciation ap RP- ap- ap predation of ot other peoples people's for lor food He Be insists that while he stands next to Papa Escoffier as a achet chef chet he has the simplest taste He likes ordinary foods Give Alexandre Alexandre Alexan Alexan- die a n pigs pig's knuckle to gnaw on and andie lie he ie is at home But none of or your our pate ate de dc fols lois gras He hates it n like Ike spinach I IDEAL DI DINNER NER Alexandre gave ga a recipe for the tile Ideal dinner Of or course he lie had to I have an Idea of who was eating it itHe He was told that suppose a fellow took his best girl out to dinner and wanted to give her the best available available avail avail- able food What should he order All AU right Start with a Martini cocktail Dont Don't start out without that Then conic come along with clear turtle soup Next give her brook trout preferably preferably prefer prefer- ably from Colorado Brook trout That's the item And next Pheasant Pheas- Pheas ant casserole And after that as asparagus asparagus asparagus as- as salad But be sure its it's fixed right And for dessert something like Uke Strawberry melba and assorted assort assort- ed cakes Then mocha And now for Alexandre I He was the son of a colonial officer in the French army and was born in South AfrIca At the present writing wilting he be isn is isa isa a n short happy individual who affects 1914 collars and knit neckties He has a moustache and aud a red face LANDS AT MARSEILLES When he was wasa a young man determined deter deter- ml mined ed to be an engineer he landed landec in ill Marseilles and decided he lie would be anything as long as he could get gel something to eat He went to a hotel and told the concierge that he wanted wanted wanted want want- ed a n. Job She asked him what he do He told her that he could cook ma maj maybe be bc And Aud she said that she he had lad a son who was far Car away so soshe she would love to give sive him a n chance Later he met Papa Escoffier and Papa became his patron But I like ham and eggs said Alexandre I dont don't go crazy when I eat I simply tell teU the boys bos what to cook for the people