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Article: Appreciation; Farewell To the Art Of Le Pavillon; Yannick and Janet Lai Cam On Their Restaurant's Demise
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- The Washington Post
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- November 28, 1990
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Twenty days from now, raviolis a` la pure'e de betteraves
rouges au caviar, beurre de ciboulette (pale pink beet ravioli with
black caviar in a green-flecked ivory chive-butter sauce) will
disappear as one of Washington's gastronomic monuments. The other
shoe has dropped at Le Pavillon. After filing for bankruptcy in
August and trying to reorganize to continue operating, the
restaurant will close its doors with a farewell party, probably Dec.
17, then a final dinner for La Chaine des Rotisseurs, the elite wine
and food society, on Dec. 18.
Yannick Cam - introduced to Washington in 1979 as "the $100,000