Grande dame of the Capital's fine dining

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TitleGrande dame of the Capital's fine diningAuthor/ContributorPeter KitchenCollectionThe Cuba Street Memories ProjectNewspaper titleThe Evening PostDate 27th October 1994Place of originWellingtonDescription

The obituary of Renee [Madame] Louise Charlton, chef and former owner of the Le Normandie and Caprice restaurants.

Le Normandie restaurant was at 116 Cuba Street in the Normandie Arcade. It was started in 1961 by 'Madame Louise'. On her retirement in 1973 it was sold to Drago Kovac and in 1981 to Uwe Kruger.

Other names associated with Le Normandie include Martin Bosley, Tony Astle, Uwe Kruger, Hans Timmermans, Drago Kovac, Des Britten, Don Hewitson, Phil Gore, Imre Toth & Jose Hernandez.

You can read more about Le Normandie in this feature article.

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Holding InstitutionWellington City Libraries Institution CollectionNZ Reference AcknowledgementWellington City Libraries wishes to thank the Dominion Post for granting us permission to digitise this material for the Cuba Street Memories Project in 2008Access to originalBy appointment

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