Provence Tablecloths

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Antoine B. Beauvilliers (1754 – 31 January 1817) was a French restaurateur who opened the first grand restaurant in Paris and wrote the cookbook L'Art du Cuisinier. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin considers him the most important of the early restaurateurs, as "he was the first to have an elegant dining room, handsome well-trained waiters, a fine cellar and a superior kitchen." Beauvilliers is described as a "portly figure, his triple chin, his broad, joyous face, and the light that sparkles in his large grey eye." He dressed fashionably and carried a sword. His success was enhanced by his ability to "cater to and flatter rich patrons", attending to them personally and helping them with items on the menu; he had a prodigious memory and could recall a patron he had not seen in 20 years. He is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery (division 26).

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Article title : Antoine Beauvilliers
"clientele; it had tables made of mahogany, crystal chandeliers, and tablecloths of fine linen, an extensive wine cellar, and elegantly-dressed waiters..."
Article title : Paul Cézanne
"failed, so he returned to Provence, with Hortense and Paul fils going to Paris. Financial need prompted Hortense's return to Provence but in separate living..."
Article title : Top Gear challenges
"Series Nineteen, Episode One Car and tablecloth/Test: Speed. The Stig tries to use a Nissan GT-R to pull a tablecloth off a table without smashing any of..."
Article title : Madeleine Smith
"Socialist, started the fashion of using mats on the dinner table instead of a tablecloth, and numbered among her acquaintances the young G.B. Shaw. On 4 July 1861..."
Article title : The Procuress (Vermeer)
"jacket of the woman. He also employed smalt in the green parts of the tablecloth and in the greenish background which is less usual for him. List of paintings..."
Article title : 2012 Aurora theater shooting
"of the complex, while propping the door slightly open with a plastic tablecloth holder. There were about 400 people inside theater 9. Holmes went to his..."
Article title : List of MythBusters episodes
"the ensuing chaos? 151 15 "Tablecloth Chaos" October 27, 2010 (2010-10-27) 166 Myths tested: Can a motorcycle pull a tablecloth out from under a setting..."
Article title : Werewolf in Slavic mythology
"marrying; covering with a belt or priest's vestment; covering with a tablecloth used to bless Easter food; giving blessed food (Novgorod Oblast, Slovenia);..."
Article title : James Madison
"Native American massacre, drinking heavily, Hull quickly ordered a white tablecloth out a window and unconditionally surrendered Fort Detroit and his entire..."
Article title : Grace Kelly
"titled GPK after the initials of her maiden name and features bed linens, tablecloths, napkins, placemats, and others. Both collaborated after Neil Mandell..."

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