Geneva Francais dies
November 8th, 2009 by Cliff Bostock in NewsI’m sorry to report the bad news that Geneva Francais died Sunday. I have no details, but received an e-mail from a family member, who was short on details himself. He did say that she had suffered two earlier strokes.
Geneva was one of our city’s true culinary characters. Her restaurant, the African Brown Bag, was among my top favorites during the ’90s. She started business in Little Five Points, preparing a blend of African-French cooking that attracted foodies from all over the city. Later, she moved the restaurant to Ford Factory Square, but it did not last long. I can’t think of another restaurant as eccentrically appealing as the Brown Bag was.
I’ll furnish more details as I receive them. In the meantime, I extend my condolences to her family, especially her daughter Hillary, who usually helped Geneva at the restaurant.
November 10th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Thanks for sharing that information. My condolences to the family. I miss the African Brown Bag. I was even thinking about it just the other day. I will never forget the wonderful food that she served!