Jean Banchet – Cuisinier Extraordinare – Dead at 72

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ELV note: Word reached us today of the passing of Jean Banchet — Chicago’s first celebrity chef and one-time operator of the best restaurant in America — on Sunday. Below is a too-brief but heartfelt reminiscence (published last year) of our sole meal at his Le Français temple of haute cuisine, when it was widely considered the ne plus ultra of fine dining in America. Continue reading “Jean Banchet – Cuisinier Extraordinare – Dead at 72”