A Tribute to Tom Valenti, The Best Chef You Never Heard Of

from Special Sauce with Ed Levine · host Ed Levine

Tom Valenti, one of my favorite chefs of all time (who also happened to be a swell, generously spirited human being), died suddenly last week. Tom was a friend of mine, so I gathered writer Andrew Friedman (who co-wrote Tom's cookbooks) and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que founder John Stage to celebrate the life and times of the best chef you might never have heard of. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

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