Plateau de fruit de mer at Le Dome My grandfather, Richard Steinhardt, was a gourmet. Before the war he used to make special trips, even crossing borders to try recipes from restaurants he had heard about. His father was the foreign editor of a national daily in Vienna and you can see him on the steps in the famous picture of the Archduke Ferdinand who is in his silly hat and about to be assassinated. My great grandfather, used to go out into the Vienna like a " Grand Seigneur " and occasionally leave his little family at home to fend for themselves, while he had to meet and chat with luminaries. He must have met a lot of interesting people and had some influence. Vienna between the wars was the centre of Europe together with Paris. In winter my grandfather remembered him going out into the night, sophisticated and lordly, wrapped in rich furs, leaving them at home to enjoy dumplings and stews. Some people say my great grandfather didn't share his lustre. Grandpa so lo
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