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“And just to give you an idea of how elite this fund-raiser was, check out the food they served: ‘The evening’s menu included an endive and �ڰ�����é�� salad, filet au poivre, and pavlova with fresh berries for dessert.’

The inspiration was the French bistro staple salade �ڰ�����é�� au lardons, typically made with bitter �ڰ�����é�� lettuce, a poached egg and meaty chunks of salt pork.

Any combination of bitter greens, such as �ڰ�����é��, endive, radicchio, escarole or arugula, works well in this recipe.

As the name suggests, this bright-green mustard variety can be very frilly — sometimes almost resembling �ڰ�����é��.

It comes on buttery-crisped sourdough, served open-faced with housemade mayonnaise artistically piped on one side, the other side a tangle of �ڰ�����é�� and ribbons of celery majestically topped with four big, thick, overlapping slices of seared Oregon Coast albacore tuna loin.