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M. Foyot

(19th century)

Chef to Louis Phillipe, King of France (1830 to 1848). When the Revolution put him out of work, he opened his own restaurant. When he died, he weighed so much that a special coffin had to be built for him. Foyot Sauce is a Béarnaise sauce with meat glaze added.

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