text: Georges Auguste Escoffier ( 28 October 1846 â `` 12 February 1935 ) was a French chef , restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods .
simplified: Georges Auguste Escoffier ( 28 October 1846 â `` 12 February 1935 ) was a French chef , restaurateur and writer who updated traditional French cooking methods and made them more popular .