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Old 09-13-2021, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Skip View Post
Strange that he was very successful here for so many years with Legacy, also took over Havana CC for a short time, then suddenly he and his wife, Brigette, disappeared. His newest venture was to be called "Legacy On The Blvd." in Ocala. It never came to pass. They used to live here in Oxford. A friend just told me he's living in Cape Coral, FL. now. Not sure if he and Brigette are still together.

Originally the Legacy Restaurant had Nancy Lopez's name on it but when she started to get complaints from patrons that "there was a fly in my soup!", she asked to have her name only associated with the "country club" (5 year endorsement contract that includes the use of a designer home in Briar Meadow) and not the restaurant. So they had to change all the signs and state licensing within the first year it was opened to remove her name.

She would correct you if you said the "Nancy Lopez restaurant".

Hope this helps. Skip
Just to clarify, it may not be the Nancy Lopez Restaurant, but the restaurant website, menu, and advertising state the restaurant name as:

"Legacy Restaurant at the Nancy Lopez Country Club"