Word: franey
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many a man groans and bears it when he comes home to find a TV dinner in the oven. Not Pierre Franey. The first time he found frozen dinners in his house at Valley Stream, N.Y., recalls Franey, "I was furious." His gall was on account of Gallic upbringing. Born 46 years ago in Burgundy, Franey began an apprenticeship as a kitchen boy at 14, learned to cook at Paris' Drouant restaurant (two Michelin stars), reached his culinary peak as chef of New York's Pavilion (which would undoubtedly rate three stars if Michelin graded U.S. establishments). Like...
...cookout this summer included White House Chef René Verdon, former Colony Chef Jean Vergnes, former Le Pavilion Chef Pierre Franey, La Caravelle Chef Roger Fessaguet, and Jacques Pépin, former chef to Charles de Gaulle. On the beach, the fivesome whipped up a little barbecue that featured poached striped bass, grilled squabs and lobster farci, plus a bluefish au vin blanc. Inevitably, the recipes used found their way into his column...
...improve the flavor and attractiveness of the food processed at his 14 central commissaries, Johnson has hired Pierre Franey, former head chef of Manhattan's gourmet-minded Le Pavilion restaurant. Franey's job is to jazz the menu a little. With him in charge, Johnson hopes to get around the shortage of good cooks by making food in batches, freezing it in polyethylene bags holding a serving each. Each local restaurant simply quick-heats the serving on infra-red or radar ranges, hopefully keeping some of the original flavor. Johnson thinks that U.S. food tastes are becoming more...
...Soule lamented that half of his $6,500 weekly payroll went to kitchen help, said: "It's too much." Some five years ago he had to cut back to a five-day week to avoid overtime expenses. Today, the unionized chefs are paid from $100 to $225 weekly; Franey...
...feud ended a stormy relationship that began in 1939 at the New York World's Fair. Soulé, who ran the French restaurant in Flushing Meadow, hired Franey as a poissonier (fish chef). After the fair, Soulé decided to open Le Pavilion, and brought along Franey. Seven years ago, he made Franey head chef, told him: "You and I are getting married. It's going to be very stormy, but we have no right to part." But last week the marriage was on the rocks. Choked Soulé: "He was like...