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The World's Best Restaurateur Just Passed Away

Restaurateur Jean-Claude Vrinat of Taillevent in Paris died this past week, and though I never ate at his restaurant, I feel compelled to pay tribute to him. Vrinat was by all accounts the greatest, most gracious restaurateur of all time. Every single person I know who has eaten at Taillevent, from anonymous exchange students splurging to famous chefs ordering every item on the menu, has been treated like royalty. The best appreciation of Vrinat I have come across on-line is this moving piece by Mike Steinberger in Slate: It was the quality of the service that set Taillevent apart. Vrinat and his staff went about their work with a serene perfectionism; no detail escaped their notice, but they made flawlessness...

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4 Comments | Posted by Ed Levine, January 11, 2008 at 7:01 AM
Tagged: Jean-Claude Vrinat, Paris restaurants, Taillevent