On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:41:21 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
wrote:

>On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 15:39:29 -0400, jmcquown >
>wrote:
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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:
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>>>> 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
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>He still cooks regular people food on his show.

He always used to credit his rise to fame to Julia.