As I began to explore this idea I felt strongly that I could indeed create dishes from these! But then, Babette’s Feast has been done and – Turtle Soup – with live turtle? – I don’t think so.

It was when Janet overheard me telling some guests that I was semi-retired that the pressure really mounted.

Shortly after we threw in the towel on our attempt to open a second restaurant, The Table, one of our regulars came in and asked about it. Learning that we had walked away, he gave us an outline for a deal to take over a restaurant space in a premium location downtown