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I LOVED this article and didn't want it to end. Thanks for giving us a view into the life of a chef at a glorious time in California cuisine. The comment from one chef that Los Angelenos will spend four hours dining because there is nothing else to do was quite funny to me.

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that picture is so charmed! I thoroughly enjoyed reading the archive article And menu from 1984 (the year I was born!) Then I reminisced on my meal at Barbuto.

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WHAT a TREASURE of an article you're sharing here! Oh my. Thank you!!

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Thanks for this wonderful article, but what happened to page 7?

Love your blog and books.

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Oh, Ruth---

You are the quintessential wordsmith, food writer extraordinaire. Bravissimo! Thank you for decades of showing us how to capture the back story, honor the chef-cooks, taste the dishes in words, and form our own taste memories!

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What an amazing piece...brought back so many memories. Thank you.

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Hope you've seen the movie "The Taste of Things" with Juliette Binoche ? A visual feast for the senses, just like you provide with your words .....

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Another great article. I love your words!

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