Exclusive: John Mims Out at Les Bons Temps and Carmine’s
Philadelphia magazine has learned that John Mims, the chef/owner/face of Bryn Mawr’s popular Carmine’s Creole Cafe and the gorgeous months-old spinoff Les Bons Temps near 12th and Sansom, is no longer involved with either restaurant. Mim’s background partner, Philadelphia attorney Howard Taylor, confirmed the split, saying, “He’s not with us anymore, but otherwise, the staff remains intact.”
Reached this morning on his cell phone, Mims declined to get into specifics, as did Taylor, but made it pretty clear that things aren’t exactly civil: “The lawyers are involved. It’s going to be a really ugly divorce.” He adds that he has a new project in the works but that he’s not a allowed to talk about it just yet due to a confidentiality agreement that he signed. So I guess Mims the word for now.
