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Florent’s Legacy; Robert Mondavi, R.I.P.

• With little more than a month until the closing of Florent, its proprietor and some of its notable patrons talk about its legacy. [NYT]

• For Frank Bruni, Florent has been a place to get a quick post-dinner drink at the counter as well as a post-drinking destination to get a burger and pâté at 3:15 in the morning. [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

• A full and fitting obit for Robert Mondavi, the winemaker who reinvented Napa Valley, who died on Friday at the age of 94. [NYT]

• It’s getting more dangerous to be a deliveryman all the time: One was pistol-whipped by two thieves while he was trying to deliver an order last week. [NYP]

• With so many great recipe Websites, who needs cookbooks anymore? [Chow]

Florent’s Legacy; Robert Mondavi, R.I.P.