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had been to this kind of dining was at Citronelle in  young man said he had dined here three times before
            Washington, DC, with the late-great French-born    with his father, who was a regular when he visited his
            chef Michel Richard. Like our Le Moi chef, Richard  condo in Marbella. He said both he and his fiancee
            broughtflairandimaginationtohiskitchenseasoned     favored Le Moi over the area's many starred destina-
            with whimsy and humor. He had the same mis-        tionswhensteppingoutforexceptionaloccasiondin-
            chievous smile - the same Coolinary grin - as Jeff.  ing.
               After we polished off the bubbly, Sylvia led us    Fromourtable,wehadaclearviewofthekitchen
            intoalargeroomaglowwithdozensofflickeringcan-      filled with all matter of cookware and containers
            dles. We shared the room that night with a couple  holding the making of the chef's exotic dishes. In
            from Switzerland celebrating their engagement. The  front of four handmade plates, like an artist in front













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