The Chez Piggy Cookbook is just one of the many legacies of the enduring partnership between Zalman Yanovsky and Rose Richardson, two extraordinary people who created an oasis of lively comfort -- and so much more -- in the heart of a small university town they called home.
Famously different in temperament and personal style, Zal and Rose effortlessly shared the qualities they regarded as essential to living the good life: joie de vivre, creativity, generosity, kindness, loyalty, a sense of social justice and a work ethic that wouldn't quit. For more than a quarter of a century, in big ways and small, they helped make Kingston, Ontario, a better place to live.
They are greatly missed by all who were lucky enough to know them, but that was just another of their gifts: You felt luck to have known them. Zal's exuberant spirit and Rose's gentle wisdom live on in their friends and customers, in the social programs they sponsored and in the thriving businesses they left in the capable hands of their daughter, Zoe Yanovsky.
Zalman Yanovsky (1944-2002)
Rose Richardson (1938-2005)