French Connections at République

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République was a long time coming for chef Walter Manzke, who has been pursuing his own restaurant since leaving Church and State in early 2010. Manzke’s medium of choice has been French cooking, from haute cuisine to modern French to straightforward but impeccable brasserie fare.

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