French cuisine was codified in the 20th century by Auguste Escoffier to become the modern haute cuisine; Escoffier, however, left out much of the local culinary character to be found in the regions of France and was considered difficult to execute by home cooks.
Ashley Marin is Hanna Marin's mother. Before the series started, her husband, Tom Marin, left them for another woman. Ashley is fed up with that and Hanna, therefore always tells another story: her mom and dad grew apart, split up and it was actually a good thing because her mother is much happier now.
Sep 7 Laura Ashley, Welsh fashion designer, businesswoman and co-founder of Laura Ashley, born in Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales (d. 1985) Sep 8 Alexander Nikolayevich Kholminov, composer Sep 8 Denise Darcel, French actress (Dangerous When Wet), born in Paris (d. 2011)