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Carême, Marie Antoine
(mär´ äNtwän´ kärm´) (KEY) , 17841833, celebrated French cook and gastronomist. He was chef for Talleyrand, Czar Alexander I, George IV, and Baron Rothschild. His writings on the culinary art include LArt de la cuisine française (5 vol., 183334).