He now stands, not so imposing, as a smiling, life-size, black-and-white figure in the window of Foucré's growing business, Marcel's Culinary Experience in Glen Ellyn, named after her grandfather.

If the sight of cookware, kitchen gadgets and high-end ingredients makes you break out into a sweat, consider your options at Marcel's Culinary Experience in downtown Glen Ellyn. "Marcel's is a ...