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      Le Saint Amour ~ A French Restaurant

      Is there an uptick in the number of French restaurants in Los Angeles?  I certainly hope so.  French food = comfort food.  At least in the case of Le Saint Amour in Culver City.  I haven’t kept track, and I don’t really know actual figures but it seems to me that there are more and [...]

      I Was A Cheesemonger (Too)

      “I Was A Teenage Cheesemonger.”  Title of my autobiography?  Uhm, well, maybe.  Too early to say.  And I wasn’t actually a teenager.  I was twenty years old.
      I hope this isn’t becoming too much of ‘me, me, me’ but I am proud of the few things I did do in the food and restaurant business.  Buying [...]

      An Appreciation: Chef René Verdon

      Julia Child wasn’t the only person to introduce America to French food.  Often when something is suddenly in vogue, it’s a combination of events that contributes to the cultural sea change.
      René Verdon, June 29, 1924 – February 2, 2011
      Chef René Verdon died two weeks ago at age 86.  I knew who he was.  I knew [...]

      Prom Date: The French Laundry

      I took my prom date to dinner at the French Laundry.  No, really, I did.  In 1977.  Granted back then it wasn’t the French Laundry it would grow up to be.  The French Laundry now owned by uber-chef Thomas Keller.  The world renowned French Laundry; a place where everyone who knows good food wants to [...]

      The Languedoc – Narbonne

      And to the market we shall go! Part of my excitement at visiting my friend, Anne, in the Languedoc was doing ‘foodie’ type things with her. Going to the local markets, food purveyors, and restaurants, as well as cooking with her. One of our most fun – and unusual – days was [...]