Comments on: Manger! Boire! Vivre!

By: Maureen In Oakland

Maureen In Oakland — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 22:00:00 +0000

Wow. That was one amazing evening. You packed so much into one trip.

First the Chocolate show and now this. Thanks for taking all of those pictures and sharing this with us. I am in awe and now very hungy.

:)

Maureen In Oakland,

By: cucina testa rossa

cucina testa rossa — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:10:00 +0000

Merci beaucoup Shuna! FOr me it was really the personal priveledge and professional honor of a lifetime to be there working side-by-side with these chefs. Sometimes I would just step back in awe and watch them in action–akin to watching Tiger Woods swing a club or a perfectly choreographed ballet.

Andre taught a few workshops during cooking school and he would get so excited for us when we’d catch on to something. He was teaching us how to tournage mushrooms and he grabbed me by the shoulders with a huge smile and said “You got it! you got it! keep going!”. He is such a joy to be around–it is these few and far between moments that make it all worth while.

He told us a story once about wanting to buy his wife a gift. After, as you said, ‘standing at his stove every single day’ for 20 years, he said he was able to save a bit of money and asked his wife what she wanted – diamond earrings, fur coat…? Her resonse was…”I want you to take me to a movie.” Incroyable, non?!

By: shuna fish lydon

shuna fish lydon — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:23:00 +0000

C'est Magnifique!!

Not only did you work hard in that tiny kitcehn with some of the biggest names alive but you also took all those amazing photographs! Thank you for all of it.

My favorite quote about Andre Soltner is that he stood at his stoves every single day for 45 years. Except for the few hours he left one day to have knee surgery.