"In 1940, she submitted her chicken Burgundy-style recipe to "Specialites de la Maison," a cookbook compiled to raise money for The American Friends of France, which brought relief and medical attention to French victims of war. " Specialites de la Maison" was republished in 2010, reviving recipes from legends like Salvador Dali, Tallulah Bankhead, Christian Dior, Charlie Chaplin, Eleanor Roosevelt, and, of course, Ms. Hepburn."
"Chicken burgundy-style was one of Katharine Hepburn's favorite dishes. What's notable about the recipe she submitted for the book - aside from the sheer fact that the Oscar winner was also talented in the kitchen - is its toppings: sliced mushrooms and small sour pickles, like cornichons. This dish, often called Burgundy chicken or even poulet Gaston Gérard, was developed in 1930 by Madame Gaston Gérard, wife of the mayor of Dijon in France's Burgundy region."
Katharine Hepburn submitted a chicken Burgundy-style recipe to "Specialites de la Maison" in 1940 to raise money for The American Friends of France, which provided relief and medical aid to French war victims. The cookbook was republished in 2010, reviving celebrity recipes. Hepburn's version of Burgundy chicken features sliced mushrooms and small sour pickles such as cornichons as toppings. The dish, also called Burgundy chicken or poulet Gaston Gérard, originated in 1930 with Madame Gaston Gérard, wife of Dijon's mayor. Variations of the recipe developed over time; Hepburn's method appears to omit Burgundian wine and adds an unconventional mushroom-and-pickle garnish.
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