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The Anatole

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The year was 1984, and fourteen countries had just boycotted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. There was a new girl on the music seen that called herself Madonna, and everyone was playing “Like a Virgin.” It seemed as good a time as any to get the hell out of Utah.

My sister Cindy was so excited about the possibility of Stacey, Chelse, and I coming down to Dallas that she had taken my resume to this super hotel with three thousand rooms and fourteen restaurants, called The Loews Anatole. I had three or four telephone interviews with this guy named Morris, the area director of banquets at the Anatole. Morris offered me thirty five thousand dollars a year to be a sous chef in charge of banquets. I accepted. After all, it was ten thousand more than Max was paying me. Continue reading ‘The Anatole’

 

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EPICured

Todd was on the cover of the Phoenix New Times on Independence Day in 1996. The article was an edgy and bold summary of his life as a local chef celebrity and tumultuous drug addict. You can still find this article in the Phoenix New Times archives by searching for "EPICured" from their website, or by clicking the link below.

EPICured - Has Todd Hall, the chef boy wonder, grown up?

Where is Todd now?

Todd is working as a consultant for a major hotel management company. Currently, he has no home address. He simply jumps from hotel to hotel across the US, living wherever his present assignment happens be.

He still keeps a close relationship with his children (Chelse, Parker and John) through email messages, phone conversations, and frequent visits.

Despite the fact that he has kicked his most destructive addictions, his life is far from being settled. In just the two years following the completion of his book, he already has ample content for a sequel. So, keep in touch and keep reading!

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