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A Successful Recipe for Parenting

Meet Chef Tom Wolfe and His Wife, Tracy

By Patti Nickell

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When Tom and Tracy Wolfe's first child, daughter Madison Taylor, was born October 16, 2002, the proud parents felt as if they had already been through the birthing process with all its attendant anxieties and expectations. Nearly four years earlier, Tom, 35, a chef, and Tracy, 34, a pharmacist, had collaborated on another newborn: their first restaurant, Wolfe's of New Orleans.

It was a calculated risk for Tom, who after eight years as sous chef for Emeril Lagasse at his flagship restaurant, Emeril's, was enjoying an element of security in an often-volatile profession. Tracy was understandably a bit apprehensive. As a full-time pharmacist, she was well established in her chosen profession, in addition to being as she puts it, "a complete novice in the restaurant business." Still, the two put aside their concerns, pooled their savings and leapt into the venture, knowing they would either succeed or fail as a team.

Off to a Running Start
To say that they succeeded would be putting it mildly. In his first year as chef/owner of Wolfe's, Tom's culinary talent was recognized nationally by prestigious publications such as Bon Appetit, Wine Spectator and Esquire, in which noted food columnist John Mariani gave him a mention as one of "five new chefs to watch in the United States." Last year, Tom was selected as one of New Orleans Rising Star Chefs, a short list of those most likely to assume the mantle of his mentor, Emeril Lagasse.

Tracy, with a full-time career of her own, still assumes responsibility for the restaurant's administrative and accounting duties, and after a 50-hour work week at Majoria Pharmacy in Metairie, just outside of New Orleans, often pitches in on catering assignments and other special events.

Balancing Career and Family
With two such demanding lifestyles, the arrival of Madison –
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