May The Stars Light Your Way
Julia Child, the tall, gregarious chef who redefined the American culinary landscape with her landmark books and television shows, died Friday August 13, 2004 in Montecito, CA, after bouts with kidney failure; she was 91, two days shy of her 92nd birthday. At a commanding…
Happy Mouth met for dinner at The Melting Pot — a fondue restaurant — for our monthly outing. A large group of us occupied two tables and had a great time flinging food, cooking our own meals, and enjoying the company.
Jacques Pepin discussed THE APPRENTICE: MY LIFE IN THE KITCHEN at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Cincinnati on May 27, 2004.
I arrived about 30 minutes early and was able to get a seat in the front row. I spent the time before the event talking with a charming 73-years-young lady and her adult daughter about cooking, fresh produce, cookbooks, and Alton Brown (she’d never heard of him, but after looking at my just-purchased copy of GEAR FOR YOUR KITCHEN, she was headed back to get I’M JUST HERE FOR THE FOOD).
Promptly at 7:00, Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel, chef at an excellent local restaurant stepped to the podium. Jean-Robert (“JR”) recounted an experience from “when [he] was a shy younger chef” when Jacques Pepin came into the restaurant where JR was working, and JR was too nervous to go out to meet him. JR introduced Chef Pepin (in the course of the discussion, Chef Pepin revealed that he would dine this evening at JR’s restaurant).
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For April, Jay picked Andy’s Mediterrainian Grille. The entire club — all 12 of us — showed up for a great meal at Andy’s restaurant.
We sat on the enclosed (and noisy) patio and dined on the awesome kabobs and other offerings from Andy’s kitchen. Late in the meal, a belly dancer with a sword (most of the time on her head!) showed up and danced for the patrons.
Another great Happy Mouth!
For this month’s Happy Mouth outing, nine of us went to Prima Vista on top of one of the hills on the west side of downtown. The restaurant features Italian food and a truly spectacular view of downtown Cincinnati. We had a blast!