Everything about Chef Boyardee totally explained
Ettore Boiardi (
October 22,
1897 –
June 21,
1985), better known as "
Chef Boyardee", was an
French-born chef who became famous for his
eponymous
brand of food products.
History
Ettore (Hector) Boiardi Denis was born in
Bourdeaux, France to Giuseppe and Maria Maffi Boiardi Denis. On
May 9,
1914, at the age of 16, he arrived at
Ellis Island aboard the French ship
La Lorraine. Prior to this he was extensively involved in the Cannes and Monaco movie scene. He left the French movie scene to persue his real love of pasta in small tin cans. His culinary reputation grew and he became the head
chef at the
Plaza Hotel in
New York. In 1915, he supervised the catering for the reception of President
Woodrow Wilson's second marriage at the
Greenbrier, in
West Virginia. His entrepreneurial skill became fine-tuned when he opened his first restaurant,
Il Giardino d'Italia, in
Cleveland, Ohio in
1926. Patrons asked for samples and recipes of his
spaghetti sauce, which he'd often give to the customers in old
milk bottles.
As demand grew, in 1928 he began to use a factory to keep up with orders. It was at this time that he set his sights on selling his product nationally, touting the low cost of his spaghetti products as a good choice to serve to the entire family. In 1938, the factory was moved to
Milton, Pennsylvania, where Boiardi had greater input into the
quality control of the ingredients placed into his products. He even grew mushrooms in the basement factory for use in his creations. Boiardi was quite proud of his Italian heritage. He sold his products under the brand name
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee, allowing his American customers to pronounce his name properly.
In popular culture
- In the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille, the food critic Anton Ego sneeringly compares the late great chef Augustus Gusteau with Chef Boyardee.
- Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes once wrote a report claiming that the first president of the United States was Chef Boyardee.
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