There are long stretches in my life when I dedicated all my culinary focus, research, development and meals to fine-dining restaurants and fine-dining principles. The first restaurant I opened in 1987 was a white-tablecloth concept, The Purple Parrot Café.
The Parrot had a great 33-year run in my hometown of Hattiesburg. We garnered a lot of awards and created countless memories while employing thousands of people. I ate, slept and breathed fine dining for the first three decades of my career.
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