Chefs Collection

Simpsons Strand Chefs
The veteran carvers and superintendents at Simpsons on the Strand, the famous London restaurant

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Group photo, Claridges Hotel kitchen staff, Mayfair, London W1. Date: 1908

Too Many Cooks -- photograph of four chefs (possibly French). circa late 19th century

Chef Strirring It
A chef stirring a large bowl with a huge spatula. Date: early 1930s

Black Waiter with Thanksgiving Turkey
A jovial black waiter in America raises aloft the Thanksgiving Turkey on this Greetings card

Restaurant Chef / Marchett
Restaurant chefs at work

18th C French Kitchen
Several cooks work in a French kitchen to prepare and bake pies and pastry, a hare and a bird pie of some kind, perhaps pigeon

Regent Palace Hotel Kitchens, London
Regent Palace Hotel Kitchens, Piccadilly, London - The Brigade in action. The Hotel opened in 1915 and closed in 2006. Over 50 people can be seen working in the kitchen in this shot

The Christmas tradition in England is stronger than the crisis (colour litho)
2778113 The Christmas tradition in England is stronger than the crisis (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Famous Dolma Maker, Constantinople
A Famous Dolma maker. Dolma is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in the cuisines of the former Ottoman Empire and surrounding regions. The stuffing may or may not include meat

Hotel chefs relaxing, Central London
Chefs outside a Central London hotel take a break from their labours, in the fresh air. Date: circa 1950s

Bayeux, Normandy, France - 14th century wooden house (Maison de Bois) on La Rue des Cuisiniers. Date: circa 1910s

Two 19Th Century Chefs. From L illustration Published 1897

Group photo, Carlton Hotel kitchen staff, London, posing on the hotel roof in November 1908. Date: 1908

French kitchen (b / w photo)
2796989 French kitchen (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French kitchen. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Trainee Chefs 1930S
Two student chefs at the Gordon Fellowes School of Domestic Service. Date: early 1930s

Dogs as Chefs
Three doggy chefs in their hats. Date: early 1930s

Poster advertising National Savings (the best British recipe for prosperity), with six recipes from one of the first television chefs, Philip Harben (1906-1970). circa 1940s

Kitchen staff, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1
Group photo of kitchen staff and others, possibly with the manager at the centre of the front row, Piccadilly Hotel, London W1. Date: 1908

World's most coolest and awesome chef
Happie Eagle

Decapitating a turtle at a Paris restaurant, from "Paris Herself Again" by George Augustus Sala
6428071 Decapitating a turtle at a Paris restaurant, from "Paris Herself Again" by George Augustus Sala, published 1882 (print); (add.info)

The Kitchen of the Rotisserie des Deux Paons, c.1875-81 (oil on wood panel)
XOS5874515 The Kitchen of the Rotisserie des Deux Paons, c.1875-81 (oil on wood panel) by Monticelli, Adolphe Joseph Thomas (1824-86); 44.3x61.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Tasting (colour litho)
8635362 Tasting (colour litho) by Holden, Albert William (1848-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tasting. Illustration from Pears Annual, 1897.); © Look and Learn

Restaurant customer impatient for his meal (chromolitho)
8677804 Restaurant customer impatient for his meal (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restaurant customer impatient for his meal)

Ship's cook, 19th century (coloured lithograph)
7341791 Ship's cook, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by Symons, William Christian (1845-1911); 28.7x21.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: W)

Customer anticipating a free lunch in a restaurant (chromolitho)
8677772 Customer anticipating a free lunch in a restaurant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Customer anticipating a free lunch in a restaurant)

Chef and restaurant customer (chromolitho)
8677796 Chef and restaurant customer (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef and restaurant customer: if you pay today, tomorrow you eat for free)

Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking, 1831 (coloured etching)
7341768 Naval Scenes - or sketches afloat - No 3. Cooking, 1831 (coloured etching) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 34.2x23.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink)
7341823 Cook's mate, 19th century (pen, ink) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 25.2x18.9 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Thomas Rowlandson Depicts clothing)

Charles Monselet, French writer and journalist (b/w photo)
8656469 Charles Monselet, French writer and journalist (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Monselet (1825-1888), French writer and journalist

Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving)
8676483 Alexis Soyer, French chef, inventor and writer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alexis Soyer (1810-1858), French chef, inventor and writer

Energy. Electric oven. c.1900 (chromo)
2636207 Energy. Electric oven. c.1900 (chromo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sciences. Energy. Electric oven. Coll. Part.); Photo © CCI

Savouries and sauces for sixpence (b/w photo)
8647457 Savouries and sauces for sixpence (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Savouries and sauces for sixpence)

Customer trying to leave a restaurant without paying (chromolitho)
8677774 Customer trying to leave a restaurant without paying (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Customer deciding not to go into his regular restaurant (chromolitho)
8677771 Customer deciding not to go into his regular restaurant (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Restaurant customer toasting the chef (chromolitho)
8677762 Restaurant customer toasting the chef (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Restaurant customer toasting the chef)

Advertising card for Heinz foods (chromolitho)
8677730 Advertising card for Heinz foods (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Heinz foods.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

Cook, 1799 (coloured etching)
7341804 Cook, 1799 (coloured etching) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); 26.6x21 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: Thomas Rowlandson Number four in a series)

DTM
Christijan Albers (NED) Futurecom-TME Audi, pouring wine for the media guests. DTM, Rd4, EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Germany, 16-18 May 2008

Lascars on British Ships: The Question of their Retention. " Human Salamanders" :The Lascar at Work and Play. Employed on board P&O Australian Line liners - working as Coal Stokers

TV Celebrity Chefs
Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Antony Worrall Thompson, Gary Rhodes, Fanny Craddock, Delia Smith, Ainsley Harriott, Gordon Ramsey, Keith Floyd, Rick Stein - TV Celebrity Chefs

Woman modelling black lingerie and a chefs hat in a cooking photo shoot, Circa 1964

New year celebrations took place at the Hotel Leofric, Coventry. Three members of the Standard Motor Company Pipe Band, clad in the Royal Stuart tartan

Giant Christmas pudding, 1926
Chefs holding an oversized Christmas pudding at the Berkeley Restaurant in Piccadilly, London 1926

Buffet JLP01_08_080009
JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON. Catering staff standing beside a buffet laid on for former director WM Johnson

Vous savez bien l'éponge que vous disiez... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Vous savez bien l'eponge que vous disiez... 19th century. Parisians. First chef: You know the sponge that you said I'd lost, well you had put it in Madame Grimblot's vol-au-vent

The Hallowe'en Dinner of the London Scottish Volunteers -- Bringing in the Haggis, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Cute Puppies: Three Chefs

WW2 - The Stuff To Give Em
A portrait photograph which shows three smiling wartime chefs, bringing food for the Royal Air Force. Date: circa 1940s

The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth. Anonymous, The Pilgrim, 10/6/1882 (print)
7338374 The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth. Anonymous, The Pilgrim, 10/6/1882 (print) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Penitence Pilgrimage to the Holy Places from 25 April to 8 June 1882 (engraving)
7338403 Penitence Pilgrimage to the Holy Places from 25 April to 8 June 1882 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Cooking And Cellar Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308492 The Cooking And Cellar Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Cardinals Kitchen, 1934 (oil on canvas)
3963593 Cardinals Kitchen, 1934 (oil on canvas) by Roe, Fred (1864-1947); 90x111 cm; Newport Museum and Art Gallery, South Wales; © Newport Museum and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Royal Navy ships cook (colour litho)
3245467 Royal Navy ships cook (colour litho) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; British, out of copyright

Every cook praises his own broth (chromolitho)
7201719 Every cook praises his own broth (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Every cook praises his own broth)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuisinier; Man-cook; Koch (engraving)
7195661 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuisinier; Man-cook; Koch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cuisinier; Man-cook; Koch)

Chef with an apprehensive cat (colour litho)
7151052 Chef with an apprehensive cat (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chef (de cuisine); Head-cook; Oberkoch (engraving)
7195326 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chef (de cuisine); Head-cook; Oberkoch (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef (de cuisine); Head-cook; Oberkoch

Arms for Christmas Cheer (colour litho)
7150964 Arms for Christmas Cheer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Confectioners tart, chef and girl (colour litho)
7150946 Confectioners tart, chef and girl (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Advice regarding grate polish (colour litho)
7151069 Advice regarding grate polish (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Boy cooking on a modern stove (colour litho)
7151066 Boy cooking on a modern stove (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Chef and kitchen maid (colour litho)
7150968 Chef and kitchen maid (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Art of Cooking, the Victoria and Albert Museum (litho)
7150004 The Art of Cooking, the Victoria and Albert Museum (litho) by Breu, Joerg the Elder (c.1475-1537); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Art of Cooking, the Victoria and Albert Museum)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuisiniere; Cook; Kochin (engraving)
7195663 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cuisiniere; Cook; Kochin (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cuisiniere; Cook; Kochin)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chef; Chief; Oberhaupt (engraving)
7195324 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Chef; Chief; Oberhaupt (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chef; Chief; Oberhaupt)

A rarebit (colour litho)
7151074 A rarebit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Chef opening a bottle with a corkscrew (colour litho)
7151054 Chef opening a bottle with a corkscrew (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Chef propositioning kitchen maid (colour litho)
7151050 Chef propositioning kitchen maid (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Mouse found in the soup (colour litho)
7150962 Mouse found in the soup (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Clean and tidy cook (colour litho)
7150881 Clean and tidy cook (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clean and tidy cook. Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho)
7151051 Chef sneezing into the soup (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Going to Putney on a pig (colour litho)
7150957 Going to Putney on a pig (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Birds flying out of a pie (colour litho)
7150955 Birds flying out of a pie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century)

Flour in a bakers dream (colour litho)
7150916 Flour in a bakers dream (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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From the iconic Simpsons Strand Chefs to the bustling kitchens of Regent Palace Hotel in London, they have always been at the heart of culinary excellence. Whether it's the chaotic hilarity of 'Too Many Cooks' or the serene image of a chef stirring it up with passion, these masters of flavor never fail to captivate us. Picture a black waiter proudly presenting a Thanksgiving turkey or imagine yourself transported back to an 18th-century French kitchen, where gastronomic artistry flourished. In the vibrant hustle and bustle of restaurant kitchens like Marchett or hotel chefs unwinding in Central London, their dedication is palpable. Traveling further back in time, we find ourselves in Bayeux, Normandy, France - inside a charming 14th-century wooden house where culinary traditions were born. And let's not forget two distinguished 19th-century chefs immortalized by L Illustration magazine in 1897; their expertise continues to inspire generations today. Finally, envision Constantinople and meet The Famous Dolma Maker who skillfully crafts this beloved Turkish delicacy and can more than just cooks; they are artists who create magic on our plates.