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On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:39:29 -0400, jmcquown >
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>On 7/17/2018 1:48 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 12:55:34 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> snip
>>>
>>> I did see something on PBS last weekend about Jacques Pepin. He got his
>>> start in the United States cooking (for a decade!) at *Howard Johnsons*.
>>> A chain of hotels/restaurants. Could have knocked me over with a feather!
>>>
>>> Jill

>>
>> that's a great story! I didn't know
>>

>I didn't know, either! I was so surprised to watch PBS. Really?
>Jaques Pepin was a cook at Hojo's for a decade? Wow.
>
>You can find clips about him talking about his fried clam strips. Fun
>stuff, yeah, he cooked cheap fried food at Howard Johnson's. Fun!
>
>Jill


He still cooks regular people food on his show.