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.
Ashley, played by Steve Arnold, then whisks Claire (Julia Haworth) into his arms and they share a passionate kiss. In sister ITV soap Emmerdale, Ashley Thomas also has a race against time to stop the woman he loves from leaving.Cleaner Laurel Potts, played by Charlotte Bellamy, fell in love with the village vicar almost as soon as she set eyes on him more than a year-and-a-half ago.000 Ashley finally tells Bernice of his true feelings. First she is annoyed but then changes her mind and visits him at the vicarage where they kiss. The next day Betty sees Bernice at the vicarage wearing one of Ashleyâs shirts.