After Chow v. Chow, Will Las Olas See Philippe?

16 counts such as trademark infringement, unfair and deceptive trade

practices, and misappropriation of trade secrets for its Miami Beach and

L.A. locations.

Philippe Chow was ordered to pay $1 million for "false advertising" and "unfair competition by deceptive conduct."

The verdict was the result of a 2009 lawsuit in which Mr. Chow had sued Philippe Chow for $21 million, accusing Philippe Chow restaurants of stealing the name, recipes, and concept.

Former employee Philippe Chow moved from China to Hong Kong, then to New York by

1979, where he landed in the kitchen of Michael Chow. With a flagship

location in London and

another in New York, Mr. Chow was at times a stopover for A-listers. By 2005,

Philippe Chow left Mr. Chow to open his own place employing a similar formula.

Philippe riffed on the mellowest

Chinese standards -- won-ton soup, lobster spring rolls, and

Peking duck dressed them up -- and upcharged what the dishes would cost in most of Chinatown.

The satay we had written about in New Times' October review was one of the "key

matters in the suit," the recipe of which Michael Chow claims had been been stolen, along with

recipes for 11 other dishes, reports the New York Observer in "How Now,

Mr Chow?"

"If Michael Chow owns Peking duck,

then my grandfather owns the Greek salad he brought here in 1905," CEO of Philippe Chow Stratis Morfogen told Clean Plate Charlie.