abstract:Maurice Edmond SaillandSome sources spell it 'Saillant', but the 'd' spelling is used in his autobiography and most other reliable sources. (October 12, 1872, Angers, France – July 22, 1956, Paris), better known by his pen-name Curnonsky (nicknamed 'Cur'), and dubbed the Prince of Gastronomy, was the most celebrated writer on gastronomy in France in the 20th century.