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Classically French sans reservations; La Grenouille and Le Perigord are defiantly the last of their breed from the 1960s.(News)
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Crain's New York Business
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November 22, 2004
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Byline: lisa fickenscher
Each day, Charles Masson greets his guests with a warm smile and gracious manners, ushering them to a table where they will quietly dine in style.
A little farther east along 52nd Street, Georges Briguet works his dining room, chatting up customers who often linger up to three hours to savor their meals.
Messrs. Masson and Briguet, owners of La Grenouille and Le Perigord, respectively, are making a stand. They are the proprietors of the city's last two classic French restaurants with roots dating back to the 1960s, still serving up Dover sole in mustard sauce and frog's legs Provenal in hushed dining rooms.
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