Oysters Rockefeller

Perhaps the strangest request for a recipe I’ve ever received came from Bernard Guste, the fifth-generation proprietor of Antoine’s. He wanted my recipe for oysters Rockefeller. His reason was that since Antoine’s own recipe (remember, they invented the dish) is a secret, they needed something to give the many people who ask for it. He told me that my recipe is embarrassingly close to the real thing. I’m flattered. And if I say so myself, he’s right. It too