Taillevent alias Guillaume Tirel (1310-1395) was the cook, beginning around 1325, of the kings of France, including Philip VI, Charles V and Charles VI. He wrote a famous book on cookery named Le Viandier that has been influential on subsequent books on French cuisine.

During the reign of Philip VI, Taillevent was a major influence in the rise of imperial favor for the strong red wines being produced in the south of France as well as those coming out of Burgundy. Hugh Johnson, Vintage: The Story of Wine pg 127. Simon and Schuster 1989

Taillevent refers also to one or more restaurants that capitalize on the name of this cook.

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