Restaurants: 'The Best Cooking Is Simple Cooking'.

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Byline: Bret Begun

Andre Soltner was a superstar chef before there were superstar chefs. In 34 years at Lutece (he left in 1994), he made it into a cornerstone of French cuisine in New York--and America. Citing financial woes, Lutece closed last week. Soltner talked to NEWSWEEK's Bret Begun about his tenure.

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