Franey, Pierre

Pierre Franey came to the United States to work in the restaurant of the French Pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair and stayed on to become the executive chef of two great French restaurants in New York: Le Pavillon and La Cote Basque. He originated the "60-Minute Gourmet" column for The New York Times in 1976. He died in October 1996.