Got back from Chicago Tuesday. As always chef Garbin threw a great party, with the assistance of a lot of alum. Ryan, Metz, and Sonnenscmidt were all in attendance, and their was a special tribute to Joe Amendola
Mr A (aka Papa Joe) was the man!
I couldn't make the tribute, but Chef Joe D was there representing.
I did attend his funeral in Orlando, and as you can imagine, there was quite the crowd there too.
I do have one of his books autographed....I'm thinking about auctioning it off for charity.