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Died. Jean-Baptiste Troisgros, 77, premier chef and bon vivant; of a heart attack while feasting; in Villefranchesur-Mer. Troisgros's Restaurant des Frères Troisgros in Roanne, 240 miles southeast of Paris, became a shrine for gourmets who came to sample his food and prejudices. "From 35 to 45, women are old," Troisgros once said. "Then the devil takes over and they're beautiful, splendid, maternal, proud ... When I see them my mouth waters...
...father died and left him heir to Field Enterprises, Inc., one of the nation's largest publishers (Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Daily News, World Book Encyclopedia). He spent the next five years training to fill his father's shoes-and earning a considerable reputation as a bon vivant. A moderate with occasionally liberal political views, Field has grown into a tough...
...series of warehouses throughout the country sit cases and cases of canned lobster bisque, onion soup, lamb stew and various other delicacies-more than 2,000,000 cans in all-that may or may not contain deadly poison. They represent the entire stock of foods processed by Bon Vivant Soups Inc., which were seized by the Food and Drug Administration two years ago after a botulism-tainted Bon Vivant vichyssoise killed a New York banker...
Since there is no way of testing every can, the Government now wants to destroy the entire lot. Bon Vivant, which has resumed operations as Moore & Co. Soups, wants to get back its property for resale. It argues that there is no reason to suspect poison in the foods, which are worth an estimated...
...Judge Lawrence Whipple in a nonjury trial last week, both sides were ready with mighty rhetorical flourishes. "The consumer must not unknowingly be placed in a position of playing a life-or-death game of Russian roulette when it comes to the food he eats," said the prosecutor. Bon Vivant's lawyer answered that such a charge amounted to "scare tactics designed to get a decision based on passion." The prosecutor promised to bring in "perhaps three dozen" microbiologists to prove his case. Bon Vivant's principal owner, Mrs. Maria Paretti, insisted that the food was perfectly safe...