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• Preserving a Poultry Project

  A training institute for farmers who want to preserve heritage breeds of turkeys will move forward in tribute to Brian Anselmo, who died in September. Read More... Posted Nov 18 2008, 01:43 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Agriculture, Deaths (Obituaries), Genetics and Heredity, Turkeys

• David Lett, Oregon Wine Pioneer, Dies at 69

  Mr. Lett planted the first commercial pinot noir vineyard in Oregon, opening the way for what became a thriving pinot noir industry. Read More... Posted Oct 13 2008, 10:29 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Wines, Deaths (Obituaries), Pinot Noir (Wine), Oregon, Lett, David

• D. Dagueneau, Winemaker, Dies at 52

  Didier Dagueneau was an iconoclastic Loire Valley winemaker whose Pouilly-Fumés displayed a purity and subtlety far beyond most other sauvignon blanc wines. Read More... Posted Sep 19 2008, 03:52 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Loire Valley (France), Deaths (Obituaries), Dagueneau, Didier

• Robert Steinberg, Chocolate Maker, Dies at 61

  Dr. Steinberg was a food-loving doctor who threw himself into the chocolate business, eventually helping to make one of the most highly regarded fine American chocolates. Read More... Posted Sep 19 2008, 03:35 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Chocolate, Hershey Co|HSY|NYSE, Steinberg, Robert

• Klaus Jacobs, Candy and Staffing Magnate, Dies at 71

  Mr. Jacobs was a German-born billionaire who built the world’s leading chocolate and temporary staffing companies. Read More... Posted Sep 13 2008, 01:41 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Germany, Deaths (Obituaries), Millionaires and Billionaires, Chocolate, Candy, Employment Agencies, Jacobs Holding, Jacobs, Klaus J

• Rocky Aoki, Created Benihana Chain, Is Dead at 69

  Mr. Aoki founded the theatrical Benihana chain of steakhouses, where Japanese chefs with flashing knives double as performers. Read More... Posted Jul 11 2008, 10:23 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Deaths (Obituaries), Benihana Incorporated|BNHN,BNHNA|NASDAQ, Aoki, Rocky

• Wilber Hardee Dies at 89; Founded Restaurants

  Mr. Hardee was a farm boy turned grill cook who went on to open the first Hardee’s hamburger stand in 1960, starting a chain that now has nearly 2,000 restaurants. Read More... Posted Jun 25 2008, 11:57 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Deaths (Obituaries), Fast Food Industry, Hardee, Wilber, Franchises, Hardee’s, CKE Restaurants Incorporated|CKR|NYSE

• Frank Shattuck II, Who Helped Guide Schrafft’s, Dies at 89

  Mr. Shattuck was the last president of the company that owned Schrafft’s restaurants, a New York City-based chain that offered home-style food in genteel surroundings. Read More... Posted May 30 2008, 11:58 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, New York City, Deaths (Obituaries), Schrafft's, Shattuck, Frank G II

• J. R. Simplot, Farmer Who Developed First Frozen French Fries, Dies at 99

  Mr. Simplot fashioned an entrepreneurial career that included developing the first commercial frozen French fry. Read More... Posted May 27 2008, 10:02 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Potatoes, Deaths (Obituaries), Millionaires and Billionaires, Simplot, J R, French Fries

• Robert Mondavi, Napa Wine Champion, Dies at 94

  Mr. Mondavi was the California vintner behind the rebirth of the Napa Valley wine industry who championed the idea that fine wine was an integral part of the good life. Read More... Posted May 16 2008, 10:34 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Alcoholic Beverages, Wines, Napa (Calif), Deaths (Obituaries), Mondavi, Robert

• Paul Haeberlin, 3-Star Chef, Dies at 84

  Mr. Haeberlin’s innovative spin on classical French cuisine helped transform his family’s modest restaurant on the Ill River in Alsace into a culinary powerhouse. Read More... Posted May 13 2008, 08:44 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, France, Deaths (Obituaries), Haeberlin, Paul

• Irvine Robbins, Ice Cream Entrepreneur and a Maestro of 31 Flavors, Dies at 90

  With his brother-in-law, Burton Baskin, Mr. Robbins started the Baskin-Robbins ice cream store chain, concocting quirky flavors like Daiquiri Ice and Here Comes the Fudge. Read More... Posted May 07 2008, 12:05 AM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Deaths (Obituaries), Retail Stores and Trade, Ice Cream, Robbins, Irvine, Baskin-Robbins

• Al Copeland, a Restaurateur Known for Spice and Speed, Dies at 64

  Mr. Copeland made a fortune with the fried-chicken restaurant chain he started, Popeyes. Read More... Posted Mar 24 2008, 09:54 PM by NYT > Dining & Wine Filed under: Restaurants, Deaths (Obituaries), Copeland, Al