pièce montée

culinary art

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In gastronomy: The great French chefs
…massive elaborate table decorations called pièces montées (“mounted pieces”) as an outlet for his passionate interest in architecture. In an age of Neoclassicism his tables were embellished with replicas of classic temples, rotundas, and bridges constructed with spun sugar, glue, wax, and pastry dough. Each of these objects was fashioned…
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