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On 7/17/2018 4:01 PM, wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:41:21 -0600, U.S. Janet B. >
> wrote:
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>> 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:
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>
> He always used to credit his rise to fame to Julia.
>
Yes, he did. She gave him a leg up. It certainly was a leg up from
cooking at Howard Johnson's.

Jill
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