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you to eat his food. In fact, he actually sold T-shirts that said “I survived the chili at Ingram’s.” Jack was good with words. “Survive”—that was pretty much spot-on. Now that Ford’s Cafe in Sonoma is closed, and Jack is gone too, breakfast just isn’t the same any more. A true original, Jack Ingram was a Sonoma County all-star. It didn’t matter that he couldn’t cook worth a damn.
REV. STEPHEN FERRY Napa As someone who grew up a half-mile from Ingram’s, I can say with certainty that the T-shirts didn’t boast of surviving the chili—they read “I survived the El Dorado Special,” the joint’s famously huge chili plate. My dad had one of those shirts, and it was one of his most prized possessions; the El Dorado Special was a beast of a dish, nearly impossible to eat. The last time I ate there was in 1996, on my birthday. I miss it too.—The Ed. Write to us at letters@bohemian.com.
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