Morale has been going up again. I realise how much progress I made in the last months, and how much I keep learning in the restaurant. No major hick-up in the last two weeks. By the weekend, most negative thoughts are blown away, and I know that I can do the world's best Bearnaise Sauce. Usually I go out on Thursday night to start my weekend, and change ideas, either have a glass of champagne on the Champs-Elysees, go to the movies, or to a theater or opera/ballet in Paris, to make the most of my time in this city.
I need to report an incident that will make all my female readers very jealous. Last weekend I went to a wine tasting in the bar of the famous and fabulous Meurice hotel, about which I will write a seperate post later. The one thing that I did not expect to happen, is that the 3 star chef Yannick Alleno left his kitchen to greet in person the attendees of this wine tasting. My heart started to race, after all he was elected the sexiest chef this year in France, and is probably one of the coolest and most talented chefs worldwide, and besides being an idol for many chefs, he is really sexy, but I am repeating myself. He appeared in the bar after I had already tasted my 4th glass of red wine (it was a tasting without spitting), so all mental inhibitors that would usually prevent me from behaving like a silly tourist were gone by that time and I threw my camera at the person sitting next to me and then directly into his arms, without even asking whether he would agree. It was a very happy moment, for me at least, and while I do not want to work for him ever, I will eat from his plate any time....
Jamie Oliver : grow up ! Gordon Ramsay : stay in the UK ! George Clooney : learn to cook and do real espresso first ! Brad who ?
Ulla, es ist doch nicht Dein Ernst, dass Du Champagne auf den champs trinkst?......Als parisienne, non non!!!
Shocking......vielleicht noch im Fouquet's?......
Schnuckelig das Photo!
Posted by: Bolliskitchen | June 19, 2008 at 04:47 PM
Lass dich mal nicht von der Adresse taeuschen, Happy Hour in der Bar des Publicis Drugstore finde ich ziemlich cool...Brauche die Ansicht ein paar schoener netter erfolgreicher Maenner als Ausgleich fuer die Kollegen im Restaurant ;)
Posted by: Ulla | June 20, 2008 at 07:41 PM
Ulla, I think you make the perfect couple!! May I be invited to the wedding?
Cathleen
Posted by: chef cathleen | June 29, 2008 at 11:34 AM
Cathleen, I was going to suggest you for the catering at the wedding, but I just read that he spends 80% in the kitchen, 10% for sleep and 10% for the family. So sometimes fantasies are better than the reality ;)
Posted by: Ulla | July 28, 2008 at 12:29 AM