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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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