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Marthe Marie Joséphine Distel (French pronunciation: [maʁt distɛl]; 18 September 1871, Remiremont — 1 April 1934, Saint-Leu-la-Forêt) was a French journalist.
Marthe Distel was a French journalist who started a magazine called 'The Cordon Bleu Cook' in 1895 and offered cookery lessons to women. She founded Le Cordon Bleu school of Culinary Arts in Paris, which became famous worldwide and trained many renowned chefs.
Sep 24, 2019 · In 1895, French journalist Marthe Distel founded a weekly publication entitled La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu, which was aimed at women and intended to train them in the world of culinary arts. It was so successful that Distel had the idea to offer cookery lessons to her readers and Le Cordon Bleu School of Culinary Arts was born.
- Vicky Leigh
Marthe Distel, née le 18 septembre 1871 à Remiremont et morte le 1er avril 1934 à Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, est une journaliste française, fondatrice de la revue de cuisine La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu et de l'école du Cordon Bleu.
Le Cordon Bleu, as a culinary arts school, was founded in Paris in 1895 by the journalist and publisher of La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu magazine, Marthe Distel. On October 15, 1895 the first cooking demonstration ever to be held on an electric stove was staged at Le Cordon Bleu in an effort to promote the magazine and launch the Paris cooking school.
Sep 1, 2021 · So, Le Cordon Bleu was groundbreaking from its very first moments — simply because it was founded by a woman, Marthe Distel. Distel was a French journalist working in Paris in the 1890s.
Our story begins on the 10 th January 1895 when French journalist, Marthe Distel launched a weekly publication called La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu, which was to be the first culinary magazine in France, and educated its readers with the most unique recipe collection for its time.
