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Because of the work I do I met him several times. Last time I saw him was at Broadway Panhandler on 8th & Broadway in NY (now closed) 6 years ago. He stopped in looking for a huge paella pan. I just happened to be there when he rolled in. 

He never liked people trying to suck up to him. He dug people that talked to him like they were actually interested in the culture of food. 

Everything you’ve heard about his despise of people like Guy Fieri and Rachael Ray is not accurate. He despised them far more than has ever been reported. 

To his last days he never hid the fact having drinks at the bar after a night at the restaurant with every degenerate, strung out, wide eyed dreamer, burnout line cook was the best time of his life because it taught him that regardless of who you were or where you were headed you had this undeniable love of making good food for people you’d never know or be thanked for. 

He will be missed. 

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