Month: August 2013

REQUIEM FOR A RESTAURANT

How many times have you heard the old adage, “What goes around, comes around.” Usually in connection with some event that has righted some wrong or, more likely, the come-uppence of someone you don’t really like much. Most of us are shallow enough to take pleasure in another’s bad […]

A TALE OF TWO RESTAURANTS

In the late seventies I had the occasion to visit Chicago on business, and my wife accompanied me to take an advanced cooking class from the renowned French chef, Jacques Pepin. One of our leading agenda items was a visit to Jean Blanchet’s highly regarded restaurant, Le Francais, […]