May The Stars Light Your Way
On Friday, September 23, a group of us met for the monthly Happy Mouth Supper Club outing. It was Wendy’s month to select, and she chose MERITAGE (which rhymes with “heritage”), a new restaurant that has opened in Glendale. It was a great selection, and we (Ted,…
I’ve lived in and around Cincinnati Ohio for most of my life. I was born on the west side of the city, moved back to the east side where I spent my childhood, rehabbed a house in northern Kentucky (just over the river from downtown…
I found this in the archive and realized it had never been published… So, here it is — the menu from a wonderful meal at Jean-Robert at Pigall’s on September 13, 2008 — nearly 5 years later!
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Local tomatoes, chevre, balsamic reduction
Tuna tartar with quail egg
Seared Foie Gras with Ravioli with duck three ways (foie gras, confit, roasted)
Arctic Char
Scallop stuffed with mushrooms, eggplant drape, lobster cream
Lamb, Parsley Mashed potatoes, Basil flan
Cheese course
Dessert sampler including Chocolate Macademia
Jean-Robert de Cavel, the Chef for whom I worked for over 14 years, passed away on December 23, 2022. He was 61 years old. I worked with him at an event on November 19, 2022. This was the last time I saw him. Fortunately, the…
I’ve lost two of my most significant Chef-mentors in the last 7 months. Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel in December 2022, and Chef John Kinsella, CMC earlier this week. Chef Kinsella was the force that shaped me from a newbie into a culinarian. His stern-but-mean-but-compassionate-and-angry leadership…