Comments on: Banana Crepes Chantilly from the Magic Pan

By: Carol Robertsonn

Carol Robertsonn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:05:24 +0000

It is just wonderful to read all the comments about the Magic Pan. I was the cook at the Magic Pan in Sherway Gardens in the late 70′s and early 80′s. I spent five wonderful years there working and working with the most amazing people. If anyone knows Chris Sheppard, can you believe he was actually our diswasher? I have such fond memories of him and everyone else I worked with. It really is too sad that they chose to change their menu thus prompting the decline in guests and the inevitable closure of the restaurant. Maybe some smart marketing executive in the U.S. will come up with the idea to bring back the “Pan” in its original form. One can always dream.

By: George Frias

George Frias — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:00:34 +0000

Hello, i used to work at the magic pan in south coast plaza just before it closed, i was a cook for a little over 3 years, just loved the food, i used to do the prep but after almost 20 years i’ve forgotten most of the ingredients, i can still remember several of them as i still cook most of the food at home just to remember the good food, what i cant remember is how to make the diane sauce we used for the steak diane dish,.. oh well one day i’ll find it

By: jane

jane — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:57:06 +0000

I am delighted to know there are others ouy there who remember and loved The Magic Pan. Please, please send me any recipes you might have. Many thanks Jane

By: annonymouse

annonymouse — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:37:38 +0000

if anyone from the original Magic Pan remembers Joe Zavala, and his kids from the Bay Area, hello!
Somewhere in the midden pile that is our life, we have every single recipe….the orange almond salad is still wonderful to make, as is the Seafood St Jacques, and the bittersweet chocolate cherry ice cream dessert.

By: Hitchcock, Philip

Hitchcock, Philip — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:09:02 +0000

I asked for a monte cristo recipe, not bannana chantilly crepe. Can some one help find me thier recipe? Thank you. Philip of New Hampshire.

By: Hitchcock, Philip

Hitchcock, Philip — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:48:19 +0000

Can someone help guide me as to how to go about getting a Magic Pan restaurant recipe for it’s once upon a time, Monte Cristo sandwhich? I’m new to this and not to sure where to go or even how I got here. Just know that in Southern California 25 years ago, I had one, and no place has yet to match the taste that I remember. Thank you to whom ever will help me. Philip in New Hampshire

By: Terry Yonka

Terry Yonka — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:03:11 +0000

The Magic Pan Creperie pulled out of the Canadian Market just before the GST rolled in and headed back to the US where it originated from in Ghirandeli, San Francisco, CA. Home of their famous Ghirandeli Chocolate Mousse.
I remember Murray Storton he was the General Manager at the time and hired me at the Magic Pan Sherway Gardens Location and was an inspiration for me in the food industry coming right out of college and looking to start a career with this company…I heard he died shortly after the restaurant closed…R.I.P. Murray!!!

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:37:42 +0000

Does anyone remember a dish served at the Magic Pan called Sesame Almond Chicken? If anyone has the recipe, PLEASE send it to me!!!

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:05:40 +0000

I have the salad recipe Lance wanted (it was romaine lettuce not spinach) and the pea soup recipe from The Magic Pan. Email me if you would like a copy.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:37:58 +0000

Everytime I go to South Coast Plaza in Calif. I think of the Magic Pan and the Chicken Divan Crepes. I have bought Crepe recipe books to find a recipes like it, but have not succeeded. How do I get the recipe for the chicken divan and the pea soup?