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Memorial Set for Chef Jean-Claude Poilevey at La Sardine
All are welcome to the open house memorial for the famous chef, who was killed Saturday in an Eisenhower Expressway crash.
This Thursday, we will be hosting an open house memorial from 12-8pm to celebrate the life of Jean Claude. All are welcome.
Chicago, IL - Family, friends and fans of beloved chef, restaurateur and Oak Park resident Jean-Claude Poilevey are invited to an open house memorial this week at La Sardine, 111 N. Carpenter St. in Chicago.
The celebration of Claude's life will take place from noon to 8 p.m. April 14.
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Claude, 71, was on his way home from Le Bouchon in Bucktown early April 9 when he was killed in a 15-car crash on the Eisenhower Expressway. He was reportedly hit after he got out of his car, and he died at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. Three others were taken to local hospitals with injuries.
Claude opened Le Bouchon in 1993, and its Parisian café sister, La Sardine, opened in 1998.
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Both restaurants were closed Saturday and neither are open Sundays, though business resumed Monday, which, Poilevey's wife told the Tribune, is what he would have wanted.
Some have taken to the Facebook pages of each restaurant to express condolences and to share their memories of the famous chef.
This picture was taken back in the day of La Fontaine, when I was just a kid. We will remember Jean-Claude... All our conldolences to Suzanne and family... RIP
Posted by Naty Gautier on Sunday, April 10, 2016
Do you have any memories to share of Jean-Claude Poilevey or your experiences at his restaurants? Tell us about them in the comments.
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