Haute cuisine and shaping "haute cuisine", but their roles in the cuisine were what differentiated it from regular French cuisine. "Haute cuisine" was characterized by French cuisine in elaborate preparations and presentations served in small and numerous courses that were produced by large and hierarchical staffs at the grand restaurants and hotels of Europe. The cuisine was very rich and opulent with decadent sauces made out of butter, cream, and flour, the basis for many typical French sauces that are still used today. The 17th century chef and writer La Varenne marked a change from cookery known in the Middle Ages, to
Académie Belgo-Espagnole d'Histoire held its meetings at the headquarters of the Archives Generales du Royaume de Belgique, and occasionally at the residence of the President. Membership requires the nomination of three academicians and consent of the nomination board. There are three classes of membership. Membership is limited in all three categories. During the years of the presidency of its founder, general sessions were held and 175 publications were printed on diverse historical topics. Some publications include: Spanish Heraldry Académie Belgo-Espagnole d'Histoire The Académie Belgo-Espagnole d'Histoire (Academia Belgo Española de Historia) is a cultural society founded in Brussels in 1953. The Academy was formed