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Umberto

Umberto | Person | Umberto Menghi is an Italian chef/restaurateur whose cooking and restaurant management made an indelible and positive impact on our culinary scene (many great cooks, servers, chefs, and managers toiled for him at points in their careers, including the incomparable John Bishop). He was once found guilty of being boorish.

Usage: “I thought Umberto retired after his big snit at Il Caminetto…”explore-the-lexicon

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How a Climate Change Event Created a Local 'Cause Célèbre'

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