COCAINE & COOKING AT CHEZ PANISSE

Mar 31, 2023

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It was cocaine that became the fuel for the energy that changed the way America dines, and for the high-profile and all-consuming peripatetic schedules that launched the superstar chefs.

At Chez Panisse it started on the restaurant’s third birthday in 1974.

We planned an open house at five dollars per person. With wine included we needed something cheap to serve.

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