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L’Auberge alumnus credits restaurant for his success
The recent story regarding a foreclosure and scheduled sheriff’s sale of the building and property of l’Auberge Restaurant in Kettering — the restaurant remains open, and owner Josef Reif is seeking a resolution that would keep the restaurant operating into the future — prompted an email from one of the many l’Auberge “alumni” who are working at restaurants all over the globe. It came from Eddie Nickell, owner/operator of FMI Restaurant Group in Orlando, Florida.
Here’s what Nickell had to say:
“I have many fond memories of l’Auberge. I worked as a captain for many years there back in 1989 until 1993. I learned so much about fine dining, and Josef used to let me have it if service wasn’t flawless.
“Now I own five very successful restaurants and a retail wine store in Orlando, and I also serve as president of the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association in central Florida, so I consider myself a success story and attribute a lot of that to what I learned at l’Auberge. I really loved that place and hope somehow it will survive this. We need restaurants like this, especially in Dayton.”
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