XP: RIP Paul Bocuse

[Peter Creasey]

Paul Bocuse, the master chef who defined French cuisine for nearly
half a century and put it on tables around the world, a man who
raised the profile of top chefs from invisible kitchen artists to
international celebrities, has died at 91, French officials announced.

Often referred to as the "pope of French cuisine," Bocuse was a
tireless pioneer, the first chef to blend the art of cooking with
savvy business tactics — branding his cuisine and his image to
create an empire of restaurants around the globe. His imposing
physical stature and his larger-than-life personality matched his
bold dreams and his far-flung accomplishments.

Paul Bocuse, globe-trotting master of French cuisine, dies

He did a large dinner for us back in the '70s. It was memorable for its excellence, including his commentary.

. . . . Pete

 

[Jeff Grossman]

You linked to Fox News?

 

[mark e]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
You linked to Fox News?

And you are surprised?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by mark e:
And you are surprised?

Sigh. I've been dealing with so many ept people this week, I'd grown unaccustomed to this.

 

[Tristan Welles]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by mark e:
And you are surprised?

Sigh. I've been dealing with so many ept people this week, I'd grown unaccustomed to this.

I'm afraid to ask, ept person? Google = no help.

 

[Florida Jim]

originally posted by Tristan Welles:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:

originally posted by mark e:
And you are surprised?

Sigh. I've been dealing with so many ept people this week, I'd grown unaccustomed to this.

I'm afraid to ask, ept person? Google = no help.

As opposed to inept.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

It's an AP story that just happens to be on foxnews.com. What were you expecting, something calling him a globalist libtard because he didn't blanch his chanterelles?

 

[Jeff Grossman]

I don't read sites known for anti-intellectual, anti-democratic, anti-social, homophobic, racist, sexist propaganda.

 

[Keith Levenberg]

I don't comment on the content of sites I don't read.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

Non-sequitur.

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

Not really. But it is true that whereas the first sentence of Keith's original post is to the point,the second brings to mind J.S. Mill's quote about the Conservative party.

 

[MLipton]

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
You linked to Fox News?

Jeff, while I too decry the low levels of veracity in Fox’s news reporting, are you seriously doubting the death of Bocuse simply based on the source?

Mark Lipton

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by MLipton:

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
You linked to Fox News?

Jeff, while I too decry the low levels of veracity in Fox’s news reporting, are you seriously doubting the death of Bocuse simply based on the source?

Not before you mentioned it....

 

[Dan McQ]

What source could be more reliable than Instagram?

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[Yixin]

Buford on (meeting) Bocuse. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/the-first-time-i-met-paul-bocuse

I now regret declining the photo op when we went there. It was funny because the Pyramide folks insisted that we should to Auberge and we found it lacking, although some wag was right about it being two for the price of one - you get both a restaurant and a museum experience.