Jehane BenoîtOC (French pronunciation:[ʒanbənwa]; néePatenaude[pat(ə)nod]; March 21, 1904 – November 24, 1987) was a Canadian culinary author, speaker, commentator, journalist and broadcaster.[1][2]
Benoît was born into a wealthy family in Westmount, Quebec, with a father and grandfather who were food connoisseurs.[3] After studying at the Sorbonne and Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris, she started her own cooking school, Fumet de la Vieille France, in Montreal. She also opened one of Canada's first vegetarian restaurants, "The Salad Bar", in 1935.[4]
Best known as "Madame Benoît," she wrote 30 books during her career, including the Encyclopedia of Canadian Cuisine (currently out of print).[3] She appeared regularly on CBC Television's Take 30[5] and later became a proponent of microwave cookery, writing several books on the subject as well as appearing in television commercials for Panasonic microwaves.[6]
Benoît introduced traditional Québécois menu items to English-speaking Canadians, including the meat pie known in French as the Quebec Tourtière, Benoît's "iconic dish".[3] She has been described by CBC's Joanne Bayly as a 1960s phenomenon.
In the 1950s, 60s and 70s, Benoît was Canada's cook. In both French and charmingly accented English, she was on radio and television, trying to improve how Canadians ate and how they cooked.[3]
In 1973, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "for her contribution to this art in Canada".[1]
In 2012, Marguerite Paulin and Marie Desjardins published Jehane Benoît's biography .
Selected worksedit
Benoît, J. (1963). Encyclopedia of Canadian Cuisine. Les Messageries du Saint Laurent.
Benoît, J. (1964). Secrets et recettes du cahier de ma grand'mère. Éditions Beauchemin.
Benoit, J. (1970).
‘’The Canadiana Cookbook’’. Pagurian Press Ltd
Benoit, J. (1987). Microwave Food Fun. Saint-Lambert, Québec: Héritage.
^Legacy: How French Canadians shaped North America. Signal. 2016. pp. 259–276. ISBN978-0-7710-7239-0.
^ abcdBayly, Joanne (December 22, 2019). "Tourtiere for the holidays appeal of Madame Benoit". CBC. from the original on 2021-10-10. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
^"Jehane Benoit: her life and her kitchen in Sutton". All in a Weekend Montreal. CBC. from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
^Driver, Elizabeth (2008). Culinary Landmarks: A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks, 1825-1949. University of Toronto Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN9780802047908.
Sourcesedit
Order of Canada Citation
Chrystine Brouillet: Jehane Benoît. Canadian cuisine's grande dame, in Legacy. How French Canadians shaped North America. McClelland & Stewart, Toronto 2016; réimpr. 2019 (ISBN0771072392) p 259-278
(in French) in: Bâtisseurs d'Amérique: Des canadiens français qui ont faite de l'histoire. Dir. André Pratte, Jonathan Kay. Éd. La Presse, Montréal 2016, p 125-146
jehane, benoît, french, pronunciation, ʒan, bənwa, née, patenaude, march, 1904, november, 1987, canadian, culinary, author, speaker, commentator, journalist, broadcaster, bornjehane, patenaude, 1904, march, 1904montreal, quebec, canadadiednovember, 1987, 1987,. Jehane Benoit OC French pronunciation ʒan benwa nee Patenaude pat e nod March 21 1904 November 24 1987 was a Canadian culinary author speaker commentator journalist and broadcaster 1 2 Jehane BenoitBornJehane Patenaude 1904 03 22 March 22 1904Montreal Quebec CanadaDiedNovember 24 1987 1987 11 24 aged 83 Sutton Quebec CanadaNationalityCanadianEducationSorbonne and Le Cordon BleuCulinary careerAward s won Officer of the Order of Canada Benoit was born into a wealthy family in Westmount Quebec with a father and grandfather who were food connoisseurs 3 After studying at the Sorbonne and Le Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris she started her own cooking school Fumet de la Vieille France in Montreal She also opened one of Canada s first vegetarian restaurants The Salad Bar in 1935 4 Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 2 1 Television series 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife editBest known as Madame Benoit she wrote 30 books during her career including the Encyclopedia of Canadian Cuisine currently out of print 3 She appeared regularly on CBC Television s Take 30 5 and later became a proponent of microwave cookery writing several books on the subject as well as appearing in television commercials for Panasonic microwaves 6 Benoit introduced traditional Quebecois menu items to English speaking Canadians including the meat pie known in French as the Quebec Tourtiere Benoit s iconic dish 3 She has been described by CBC s Joanne Bayly as a 1960s phenomenon In the 1950s 60s and 70s Benoit was Canada s cook In both French and charmingly accented English she was on radio and television trying to improve how Canadians ate and how they cooked 3 In 1973 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for her contribution to this art in Canada 1 In 2012 Marguerite Paulin and Marie Desjardins published Jehane Benoit s biography A la decouverte de Jehane Benoit le roman de la grande dame de la cuisine canadienne Selected works editBenoit J 1963 Encyclopedia of Canadian Cuisine Les Messageries du Saint Laurent Benoit J 1964 Secrets et recettes du cahier de ma grand mere Editions Beauchemin Benoit J 1970 The Canadiana Cookbook Pagurian Press Ltd Benoit J 1987 Microwave Food Fun Saint Lambert Quebec Heritage Television series edit The Young Chefs 1976 References edit a b Order of Canada citation permanent dead link Legacy How French Canadians shaped North America Signal 2016 pp 259 276 ISBN 978 0 7710 7239 0 a b c d Bayly Joanne December 22 2019 Tourtiere for the holidays appeal of Madame Benoit CBC Archived from the original on 2021 10 10 Retrieved 2021 10 10 Jehane Benoit The Canadian Encyclopedia Archived from the original on 21 December 2011 Retrieved 4 October 2012 Jehane Benoit her life and her kitchen in Sutton All in a Weekend Montreal CBC Archived from the original on 10 June 2016 Retrieved 4 October 2012 Driver Elizabeth 2008 Culinary Landmarks A Bibliography of Canadian Cookbooks 1825 1949 University of Toronto Press pp 248 249 ISBN 9780802047908 Sources editOrder of Canada Citation Chrystine Brouillet Jehane Benoit Canadian cuisine s grande dame in Legacy How French Canadians shaped North America McClelland amp Stewart Toronto 2016 reimpr 2019 ISBN 0771072392 p 259 278 in French in Batisseurs d Amerique Des canadiens francais qui ont faite de l histoire Dir Andre Pratte Jonathan Kay Ed La Presse Montreal 2016 p 125 146External links editJehane Benoit at The Canadian Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jehane Benoit amp oldid 1206391073, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
