ミシガン州トラバース・シティ出身の先駆的シェフ、ハーラン “ピート” ピーターソンが82歳で死去した。彼のレストラン「タパウィンゴ」は、北ミシガンの料理シーンで25年間の先駆者だった。人生を祝う集まりは3月22日に予定されている。
職業上ピートとして知られたハーラン “ピート” ピーターソンは、料理の世界で永続的な遺産を築いたトラバース・シティで82歳で死去した。2009年の閉店まで25年間、エルズワースの彼のレストラン「タパウィンゴ」は、北ミシガンのファーム・トゥ・テーブル・トレンドに先駆けた画期的な目的地だった。この店は全国的な称賛を浴び、『ニューヨーク・タイムズ』は「地域の美食の中心地」「最寄りの主要都市から4時間のドライブ圏内にある全米で最高のレストラン」と評した。有名シェフたちもその料理を称賛した。
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