Edouard de Pomiane (20 April1875 - 26 January1964) was a French scientist, radiobroadcaster and food writer. April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... A list of some prominent writers on food, cooking, dining, and cultural history related to food. ...
His best known works to have been translated into English are Cooking in Ten Minutes and Cooking with Pomiane. His writing was remarkable in its time for its directness (he frequently uses a strange second-person voice, telling you—the reader—what you are seeing and smelling as you follow a recipe) and for his general disdain for "traditional" elaborate French cuisine. He travelled widely and quite a few of his recipes are from abroad. His recipes often take pains to demystify cooking by explaining the chemical processes at work. French cuisine is considered to be one of the worlds most refined and elegant styles of cooking, and is renowned for both its classical (haute cuisine) or grande cuisine and provincial styles. ...
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