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    Local Pizza Legend Andrew Bellucci Has DiedThe chef collapsed in his restaurant last night.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Mimi Sheraton, the Influential Food Writer, Has DiedShe was 97.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Kitchen Arts & Letters’ Nach Waxman Has DiedFor nearly 40 years, he was a go-to resource for chefs, writers, and curious home cooks
    By Rachel Sugar
  4. tributes
    RIP to David Mintz, the Inventor of TofuttiThe so-called “P.T. Barnum of tofu” was a pioneer of plant-based capitalism.
    By Hugh Merwin
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    Good-bye to the Lox Sherpa of New York City“It always felt like Sherpa really saw you.”
    By Joshua David Stein
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    Cecilia Chiang, the Restaurateur Who Changed Chinese Food in America, Has DiedShe opened the Mandarin in 1961, introducing this country to dishes that are now ubiquitous.
    By Chris Crowley
  7. remembrances
    I Lost My Dad to Coronavirus. I Have to Reopen My Restaurant For Him.Chef Leah Cohen remembers her father.
    As told to Chris Crowley
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    She Was a Godmother for New York’s Vietnamese Restaurant CommunityRemembering Anh-Tuyet Nguyen.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Le Cirque Restaurateur Sirio Maccioni Has DiedThe Italian native was 88.
    By Nikita Richardson
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    He Was the Backbone of Jean-Georges. The Coronavirus Took His Life.Jesus Roman Melendez played a crucial role at one of Manhattan’s most celebrated restaurants.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Legendary Chef Gray Kunz Has DiedChefs from around the world are mourning the death.
    By Chris Crowley
  12. in memorium
    B. Smith’s Life as a Boundary-Pushing RestaurateurThe model and cookbook author died at 70.
    By Nikita Richardson
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    The Food World Mourns Artist Jason PolanHe was 37 years old.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Chefs Remember Carl Ruiz, Who Passed Away This WeekendThe restaurateur and Food Network star was 44.
    By Chris Crowley
  15. r.i.p.
    Restaurant World Ceramicist Wynne Noble Has DiedThe Brooklyn-based artist crafted plates for Gramercy Tavern, Momofuku Kawi, Contra, and more.
    By Nikita Richardson
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    RIP, Inventor of Swiss Miss Hot CocoaCharles Sanna was 101 years old.
    By Nikita Richardson
  17. obituaries
    R.I.P. to Superiority Burger’s Tahini Ranch Dressing“I will carry tahini ranch in my heart FOREVER.”
    By Chris Crowley
  18. appreciations
    Thank You, Fatima AliThe chef became an icon by honoring her roots.
    By Madhuri Sastry
  19. obituaries
    RIP to Brian Bui, ‘the King of King Street’“A genuine happiness radiated from him.”
    By Steve Garbarino
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    RIP, Inventor of the Green-Bean CasseroleDorcas Reilly created the Thanksgiving favorite in the Campbell’s test kitchen in 1955.
    By Chris Crowley
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    The Chef Behind New York’s Celebrated Tanoshi Has DiedToshio Oguma was suffering from gastric cancer.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Kenny Shopsin Was the Ornery, Profane Cook That New York NeededThe owner of the city’s most eccentric diner has died.
    By Chris Crowley
  23. legends
    How Joël Robuchon Became the Most Influential Chef in the WorldThe French chef’s rise to prominence was marked by outsider status and a flair for mixing the old with the new.
    By Hugh Merwin
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    The Food World Mourns the Late, Influential Cookbook Author Barbara KafkaWriters, cooks, and fans shared their remembrances.
    By Chris Crowley
  25. obituaries
    Legendary New Orleans Restaurateur Ella Brennan Has Died at 92She was the matriarch of the city’s most influential restaurant family.
    By Clint Rainey
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    Saltie Chef and Co-founder Rebecca Clare Collerton Has DiedShe helped create one of contemporary New York’s most obsessed-over sandwich shops.
    By Chris Crowley
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    New York Chef and ‘Escoffier of Offal’ Takashi Inoue Has DiedThe chef made a name for himself at his immensely popular namesake restaurant.
    By Chris Crowley
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    Blackberry Farm’s Sam Beall Has DiedHe died in a skiing accident at age 39.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  29. RIP
    Beloved Pastry Chef Gina DePalma Has DiedShe helped open Babbo, and worked there for 15 years.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  30. Obituaries
    Myron and Phil’s Founder Dies at 95; Restaurant Catches Fire Shortly AfterClassic steakhouse owner dies.
    By Michael Gebert
  31. Obituaries
    Remembering Roger Ebert on Food and DrinkRemembering how the Chicago critic talked about eating and drinking.
    By Michael Gebert
  32. Oeno-File
    Chateau Montelena Founder DiesHe was 86.
    By Jay Barmann
  33. Obituaries
    Harry the Hot Dog Man Dies at 103, Still WorkingHarry’s Hot Dogs owner dies at 103.
    By Michael Gebert
  34. Obituaries
    200 Turn Out To Remember Gold Star Bartender Susan StursbergBartender at popular Wicker Park spot remembered.
    By Michael Gebert
  35. Obituaries
    In Memoriam: Diran J. Soulian, Owner of Top Notch Beef BurgersSix decades running a classic burger stand.
    By Michael Gebert
  36. Obituaries
    Longtime Sun-Times Reviewer Pat Bruno Dies at 78Sun-Times food critic Pat Bruno dies.
    By Michael Gebert
  37. Obituaries
    Allen Brothers Chairman Bobby Hatoff Dies4th generation chairman of Chicago meat packer passes away.
    By Michael Gebert
  38. Obituaries
    Owner of Cross-Rhodes Dies in AccidentOwner of Evanston’s Cross Rhodes dies in accident.
    By Michael Gebert
  39. Obituaries
    San Bruno Restaurant Owner Killed in Car AccidentIsaac Mejia, who for years owned Don Pico’s in San Bruno, died Saturday.
    By Jay Barmann
  40. Obituaries
    Renowned San Francisco Restaurateur, Maurice Rouas, DiesThe longtime owner of Fleur de Lys was 73.
    By Jay Barmann
  41. Obituaries
    Food Legend Marion Cunningham Dies at Age 90The renowned latter-day author of the ‘Fannie Farmer Cookbook’ has passed owing to complications from Alzheimer’s.
    By Jay Barmann
  42. Obituaries
    Remembering a Woman Who Loved History, Sausage and ElvesGuardian of family sausage legacy passes.
    By Michael Gebert
  43. Obituaries
    More on Nora Ephron, Food, and Movies
    By Jay Barmann
  44. Obituaries
    Allen Bernstein, Builder of Morton’s Chain, DiesFounder of upscale chain segment dies.
    By Michael Gebert
  45. Obituaries
    Afghan President’s Half-Brother and Former Chicago Restaurateur KilledThe influential brother had a strange connection to Chicago.
    By Nick Kindelsperger
  46. Obituaries
    ‘Butter-Cow Lady’ Norma Lyon, a State Fair Icon, Dies at 81She sculpted things out of butter, including the Last Supper, for the Iowa State Fair since 1960.
    By Jay Barmann
  47. Obituaries
    T.J. Robinson, Owner of Oakland’s Beloved and Bizarre Gingerbread House,The Gingerbread House was a weird and special place.
    By Jay Barmann
  48. Obituaries
    Tragedy Befalls Young Line Cook at Local: Mission Eatery
    By Jay Barmann
  49. Obituaries
    R.I.P. Marc Valiani
    By Jay Barmann
  50. Obituaries
    Boulevard Remembers 9/11 Victim Heather HoThe one-time ‘Chron’ Rising Star died at 32 on September 11th.
    By Jay Barmann
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