RIP Nathalie Dupree

[Smithy]

Nathalie Dupree passed away on January 13. I never met the legendary chef and teacher, but from what I read about her she sounded like a hoot...marvelous storyteller and teacher, with a delightful combination of knowledge and flamboyance. It wouldn't surprise me to find that our own culinary stars in Atlanta knew her. My favorite story about her is from The Pat Conroy Cookbook (eG-friendly Amazon.com link), in which he tells about taking one of her classes. I had one of my best belly-laughs of the year from that chapter.

 

Southern Living Magazine published this article by Anne Byrne about their friendship: Remembering Nathalie Dupree, a Southern Culinary Legend.

[Smithy]

Here's the Washington Post's obituary for her. It gives a much broader picture of her life than the memorial essay above. It also has some fine writing from Pat Conroy about her.

[C. sapidus]

Sounds like a remarkable woman