Guillaume Tirel

Guillaume Tirel (French pronunciation: [ɡijom tiʁɛl]), known as Taillevent ([tajvɑ̃], "wind-cutter" i.e. an idle swaggerer[1]) (born ca.

His first position was enfant de cuisine (kitchen boy) to Queen Jeanne d'Évreux.

[2] During the reign of Philip VI, Taillevent was a major influence in the rise of courtly favor for the strong red wines being produced in the south of France as well as those coming out of Burgundy.

[5] Guillaume Tirel's tombstone is preserved at the church of Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Germain-en-Laye [fr].

He was buried in a tombstone created to show him wearing armour and carrying three cooking pots and a shield.

Engraving based on the tomb of Guillaume Tirel (see original below) flanked by his two wives, and showing three stew-pots on his shield. Image extracted from the edition of Le Viandier by Baron Jérôme Pichon et Georges Vicaire (Paris, Techener, 1892)
Guillaume Tirel's tombstone at the church of fr:Église Saint-Léger de Saint-Germain-en-Laye