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Marthe Marie Joséphine Distel (; 18 September 1871,
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— 1 April 1934,
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) was a French journalist.


Career

Marthe Distel started the culinary magazine ''
La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu ''La cuisinière Cordon Bleu'', also spelled as ''La cuisinière cordon-bleu'', was a culinary magazine started in the late 1890s by French journalist Marthe Distel (1871—1934). The magazine offered recipes and tips on entertaining. To prompt re ...
''. To prompt readership, Distel offered subscribers cooking lessons with professional chefs. The first class was held in January 1895 in the kitchens of the
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. The classes led to the development of a more formal school, now known as
Le Cordon Bleu Le Cordon Bleu (; French: " The Blue Ribbon"; LCB) is a French hospitality and culinary education institution, teaching haute cuisine. Its educational focuses are hospitality management, culinary arts, and gastronomy. The institution consists ...
.


Heritage

On her death in 1934, at age 62, Distel left the school to an orphanage, which struggled to manage it. The school closed during
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, and was later bought by another French woman, Élisabeth Brassart. The magazine ceased publication in the 1960s, but the school has evolved from its single location in Paris to more than 27 schools in 17 countries.FAQ
LeCordonBleu.com.au. Accessed 6 August 2023.


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1871 births 1934 deaths French chefs French magazine founders French journalists French women company founders French women chefs Founders of educational institutions {{France-bio-stub