
In his illustrious career, Marie-Antoine Carême, often referred to as “the chef of kings and king of chefs,” prepared meals for numerous high-ranking officials. His biography, written by co-creator Ian Kelly in 2004, labels him as the first famous chef. This series, however, takes a playful, romantic, and entertaining approach to suggest that Carême, even in his youth, played a significant role in diplomacy. Although it’s not universally accepted, this show assumes that the culinary world could exert considerable influence on delicate peace negotiations between colonizing powers – a concept perhaps less familiar to those outside of Francophone cultures.