Chefs Collection (#5)

The Forum Club, 6 Grosvenor Place, Hyde Park, London. The kitchens. 5 October 1920

Four cooks inside their work premises, USA
Four cooks inside their work premises, North America. Date: circa 1910s

Cadburys Happy Families - Mrs Flavour
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mrs Flavour the Chefs Wife. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Mr Flavour
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Mr Flavour the Chef. circa 1950

Cadburys Happy Families - Miss Flavour
Cadburys Cocoa Cubs Happy Families - Miss Flavour the Chefs Daughter. circa 1950

Bilbao, Spain - Giant Figures - Festival
Semana Grande Festival, the gigante of modern fiestas of Bilbao, Spain - Many Latin festivals include costumed figures known as gigantes y cabezudos, roughly, Giants and Big-Heads. Date: circa 1905

Christmas card in the shape of a chef holding a pudding on a plate. Date: circa 1890s

WW2 poster, British Rail catering information, with a cartoon by Fougasse. Food was rationed for British Rail, as for everyone else, and Refreshment Baskets were discontinued. circa 1940s

Chefs cooking in the Kitchen on a deluxe overland limited train in America Date: circa 1910

Als Sandwich Shop, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Als Sandwich Shop, 23rd Street, Miami Beach, Florida, USA, specialising in sandwiches, breakfasts and delicatessen. " That popular sandwich shop known from coast to coast"

Cartoon, A dry telegram, WW1
Cartoon, A dry telegram, showing a chef (a spy) writing to his boss, that after eight days the boxes of rubbish have contained nothing of diplomatic interest. Date: 1915

Royal Albert Orphanage, Bagshot, Surrey - cooking in kitchen
Boys at the Royal Albert Orphanage, some in chefs whites, stir a large mixture. Date: Date unknown

Russian Communal Kitchen
Seven women busying themselves around a stone work top adorned with an array of large tins and pots in a 1920s Russian communal kitchen. Date: 1920 s

A food hygiene course
Two chefs prepare food infront of a predominantly female audience who take notes and listen keenly to the two experts. The blackboard behind the cooks has details of todays dishes which include beef

shanghai, shang-hai, proclamation, french, english, chefs, french sailors, english officers
Shanghai, China, 1865, Proclamation of French and English chefs

Costumes of cooks from different eras, from Le Maitre d Hotel francais
XJF396080 Costumes of cooks from different eras, from Le Maitre d Hotel francais by Marie Antoine Careme, published in 1822 (engraving) by Careme

Kitchen of The White House in the 1890s, with inset portrait of Hugo Ziemann (litho)
KW271362 Kitchen of The White House in the 1890s, with inset portrait of Hugo Ziemann (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cook preparing a paella, a Spanish rice dish, adding peppers, series, no. 2

At the Royal Merchant Seamens Orphanage, Wokingham. Making the christmas pudding. 26 October 1929

Hands of person holding tin of green peppers stuffed with wild rice, high angle view

Citrus zest being cut into fine julienne strips on chopping board

Chef gutting a fish, blood dripping into bowl underneath

Lemon being squeezed over fish fillets grilling in pan, elevated view

Cooking smells, artwork C016 / 5343
Cooking smells. Artwork of two women inhaling cooking smells from a cooking pot

LCC-LFB firewomen with mobile kitchen, WW2
The crew of a mobile kitchen (three cooks and a driver) who kept the regular and auxiliary firefighters fed during the Second World War

Valentines Postcard - Chef makes Sweet Hearts Lets be Sweet hearts together. Date: 1907

New York chefs exercising
Hotel Commodore, New York. A group of chefs on the roof, Chef Leoni and his cooks exercising 1920

Savoy Hotel Staff
Group photo of the Savoy Hotel kitchen staff and chefs November 1911

Cooks presenting three delicacies
A wonderful postcard showing three French cooks presenting three delicious delicacies - a jelly, a terrine and a basket countaining who knows what delicious morsels for ones dining delectation

Kitchen with staff, Regent Palace Hotel, London W1
Aerial view of kitchen with numerous staff, at the Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly Circus, London W1. Date: circa 1910s

Local cooks at Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Local cooks at Accra, Ghana (Gold Coast), West Africa Date: circa 1910s

Person preparing dressed crab, Norfolk, England, july

Person preparing cooked lobster, Norfolk, England, july

Britannia and Eve Christmas cover 1931
Front cover illustration featuring a female chef holding two turkeys who will soon be gracing someones table for Christmas dinner; the cook smiles sweetly

French army cooks WWII
The team of cookboys of an important unit in France. All of them are conscripts and professional chefs

Cookery class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a cookery class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland. In 1868

Staff of the Savoy
Photograph of staff at the Savoy Hotel, London, England

The Kitchen of the Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan
The large basement kitchen of the Fujiya Hotel, Miyanoshita, Japan. A classical resort hotel, the Fujiya was opened in 1878

Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute, Istanbul
Kitchen of the Commercial Religious Institute - Establishment of the Brothers at Kadikoy, Constantinople

Chef Tasting Food
A chef in a chefs hat tastes some soup or other food from a ladle

DTM: Katherine Legge Futurecom-TME Audi, cooking for the media
Katherine Legge (GBR) Futurecom-TME Audi, cooking for the media. DTM, Rd4, EuroSpeedway Lausitz, Germany, 16-18 May 2008

Good Fortune Symbols
China The deity Kiang-tse-ya holds good fortune talismans - the Ying and Yang, and a group of symbols from the I-ching

Truffles Liebig 5
A party of gourmets enjoy truffles in 18th century Paris - it is now that the qualities of truffles come to be fully appreciated by chefs. card 5 of 6

Chef with Pudding
A young chef carries in a decorated pudding

French Hotel Kitchen
A scene in a French hotel kitchen

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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.