Joint
The Grosse-pièce of the French, or the Pièce de resistance, is too well known in England to call for any remark in and by itself; but there is a controversy between the French and the English as to its proper place in a dinner. The French place it at the beginning after the soup; the English place it at the end before the entremets. The question has already been discussed in the article on Entrées and Entremets.