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Chef du jour.

Publication: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
Publication Date: 29-OCT-03 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Chef du jour.(Food)

Article Excerpt
Wendi James

Pastry chef

Le Francais

269 S. Milwaukee Ave., Wheeling

(847) 541-7470

Why I became a chef: When I was 16 my dad took me to Le Francais for my birthday. (He had started taking me to French restaurants when I was 12 and got me to try escargots and foie gras.)

Of course I was absolutely overwhelmed and amazed (with Le Francais). I asked if I could go in the kitchen, and that was it, much to my father's chagrin, because he wanted me to become a doctor.

I think before that (experience) my impression of a kitchen was stereotypical chaos. This was the complete opposite. Everyone was clean and professional. It was a controlled atmosphere. But there was still something artistic going on.

It's very exciting to me to go back to the place where it all started.

How I got here: I grew up in Schaumburg and went to Schaumburg High School. My college sweetheart got a job in Japan, so I became an English teacher for Japanese students. (I had been studying hotel and...

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