Carl Fowler is a retired professor of English at Amarillo College and lives in Amarillo.

The menu will include escargot de bourgogne, foie gras pate, steak tartare ... to open an ice cream parlor after his aunt gave him her recipes and his wife pointed out there was no similar ...

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The refined menu will include classic French dishes like escargot de bourgogne, beef bourguignon, foie gras pate, steak tartare, cassoulet and a roast half chicken with thyme, lemon and garlic.