[CH] Re: Evil Corporate Types

chilehead@tough-love.com
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:41:05 -0400

You might want to read: 

"McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire"  by 
Jeffrey Rothfeder 

It doesn't cast Paul or any of the McIlhenny's in a very good light and 
while they tried to stop publication, they haven't sued for slander. It will 
be out in paperback in October and is available in hard cover, new and used 
at Amazon. I found it at our local library. 

Dave
TLCC 

> It's not *my* word ma'am.  I tried to source it, spending an hour or so
> on line figuring maybe you'd heard something I hadn't.  Finding nothing
> more than the original press clippings announcing that the restaraunt
> was in "hot water" (but NO follow up), I gave up & just called Paul
> McIlhenny himself.  We chatted a bit about old times & chile peppers &
> then got the low down.  I think I can pretty well trust his word on the
> subject :-) 
> 
> -Jim
> http://www.StepUpforCharity.org