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Acknowledgments. Abbreviations. FRANÇOIS VATEL, MAÎTRE D'HÔTEL. Who was François Vatel? Vatel, Fouquet's maître d'hôtel. Vatel with the Prince de Condé. The Royal Feast at Chantilly, 23 April 1671. Other testimonies on the suicide of Vatel. THE ART OF THE TABLE IN THE 17TH CENTURY. The Birth of the Modern Table in The 17th Century. Table Manners and French Table Service. Wine. Collations, Buffets, Impromptu Meals, and other Post-hunt Amusements. The Personnel of the Princes of Condé. The Vatel Myth, between Tradition and Legend. Vatel Did Not Invent Chantilly Cream. Bibliography.

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