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[Tweaked]

Wash Post with the Sunday magazine profile.

[B.A.R.]

Wash Post with the Sunday magazine profile.

I read this today, thought it was from Wednesday's Food Section, and thought, "This is the longest food Section article I have ever read!"

[thistle]

It was a good article, though- sounds like he might be a real competitor, especially with that level of attention to detail.

[Bart]

The competition is over and the USA didn't place.  Is this an epic fail given all the prep and time and money and effort that went into it, or a BS contest where the fix was in?  Thomas Keller was tweeting before during and after the event and while Keller always nice and professional, a lot of commenters replying to his posts said things like "big surprise, France won again" or "fixed" or sometinng along those lines.

 

So is this thing a vanity project for France or a real competition?

[dcandohio]

I don't know how much direct influence Rosendale has on banquet food at the Greenbrier, but at a recent wedding the food, presented beautifully, was completely forgettable. When Rosendale made his brief attempt at a restaurant in the Columbus market (Rosendale's, now defunct), we were stunned at how gorgeous presentations of expensive ingredients could be so flavorless. The food was lovely and tasteless. (He had a great bar in there, though, with an awesome group of employees). I wonder if Mr. Rosendale is all flash and no flavor?