Was this Napoleonic-era kitchen god the world’s first (sexy) celebrity chef?


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A new Apple TV period drama, 'Careme', argues that Antonin Careme (played here by Benjamin Voisin), who has been dead since the 1830s, was the very first celebrity chef. — Photos: Apple TV via AP

He’s a dream in the kitchen - and elsewhere in the house. He makes a mean cream-puff tower. And he’s got moves like Jagger.

Alas, Antonin Careme has been dead since the 1830s, but nobody’s perfect, right?

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