Show chef draws notables of france to lake hotel geneva when il briand of france and il de leon leoa the spanish representative 0 on n the council 01 ol the league of nations come com e to geneva they never fall fail to take lunch at the chalet russe which la ta seven miles outside geneva on the shore of lake leman for many years alme Lava lavanchy neby chef of the chalet russo russe was chef at the spanish embassy at st SL petersburg during the period when marquis de was dor QU de leonn leon is ilia thee the nephew of the spanish marquis and this is the reason which first led him to frequent the chalet russe briand knew the chef gained hla his knowledge of cooking tn in parts paris it was at moscow in aw that prince oldenburg asked him to prepare a special dinner in honor of the coronation of alexander III and on that occasion the emperor gave lavanchy a gold medal to a very wonderful repast |