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Reader: Justin Cucci interview is the best Chef and Tell ever

Lori Midson's new Chef and Tell interview with Justin Cucci, chef/owner of Root Down, has people talking. From booyah: this man gets it From Lipster: It's interesting that he uses "pussies" as a derogatory term and then, in nearly the same breath, refers to all of the women who work...
By Patricia CalhounApril 21, 2011
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Lori Midson’s new Chef and Tell interview with Justin Cucci, chef/owner of Root Down, has people talking.

From booyah:

this man gets it

From Lipster:

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It’s interesting that he uses “pussies” as a derogatory term and then, in nearly the same breath, refers to all of the women who work in his kitchen as “pussy.” Classy.

From Hendo:

Best Chef and Tell ever…. finally a chef with some character.

And Cucci isn’t done yet. Watch for the next installment of Chef and Tell this morning. In the meantime, you can read past interviews here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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