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Jim Chevallier
Jim Chevallier is both a performer and a researcher, having worked as a radio announcer (WCAS, WBUR and WBZ-FM), acted (on NBC's "Passions", and numerous smaller projects) and publ...view moreJim Chevallier is both a performer and a researcher, having worked as a radio announcer (WCAS, WBUR and WBZ-FM), acted (on NBC's "Passions", and numerous smaller projects) and published an essay on breakfast in 18th century France (in Wagner and Hassan's "Consuming Culture in the Long Nineteenth Century") in addition to researching and translating several historical works of his own.It was as an actor that he began to write monologues for use by others, resulting in his first collection, "The Monologue Bin". This has been followed by several others over the years. Work on an historical novel led him to the subject of historical food, starting with the essay mentioned above and "How to Cook a Peacock", a new translation of Taillevent's "Le Viandier". Two collections based around 18th century menus and recipes followed (in the series "Apres Moi, le Dessert"). The discovery that Marie-Antoinette did NOT bring the croissant to France ultimately led him to the person who did: August Zang, also Austrian and a fascinating figure in himself. The second edition of "August Zang and the French Croissant", revised and much expanded, is now available.His interest in the eighteenth century has also led to research on police and criminal matters of the period, some of which is available in "The Old Regime Blotter I: Bloodshed, Sex and Violence in Pre-Revolutionary France".view less

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  • How to Cook an Early French Peacock: De Observatione Ciborum - Roman Food for a Frankish King (Bilingual Second Edition)

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Feasts and All Their Finery: Elegant Dining in Old Regime France

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Before the Baguette: The History of French Bread

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Bread, Pastry and Sweets in Old Regime France

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Beer, Cider and Spirits in Old Regime France

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • A History of Wine in France from the Gauls to the Eighteenth Century

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • The Monologue Bin

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Paris Poems

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Thirty Monologues for Teens

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • How To Cook A Peacock: Le Viandier: Medieval Recipes From The French Court

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Monologues for Teens and Twenties (2nd edition)

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Suicide Monologues for Actors and Others

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • A Tour of Two Cities: 18th Century London and Paris Compared

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • The Old Regime Police Blotter I: Bloodshed, Sex & Violence In Pre-Revolutionary France

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Eggs, Cheese and Butter in Old Regime France

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Catholic Fasting in France: From the Franks to the Eighteenth Century

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • Apres Moi le Dessert: A French Eighteenth Century Model Meal

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • About the Baguette: Exploring the Origin of a French National Icon

    Author Jim Chevallier
  • BULLIES: Monologues on Bullying For Teens and Adults

    Author Jim Chevallier

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