Culinary Masterpieces
ently burnished by time, antique copper cookware is prized for its mellowed patina that alludes to a rich past. But to fully appreciate its heritage, one must also delve into the history of modern gastronomy, for the two are closely related. For centuries, cooking was mostly done over an open flame and typically involved a cauldron or roasting spit. But two developments modernized cookery and subsequently led to the necessity of copper cookware: the birth of haute cuisine in 17th-century France and the invention of
