francoisvatel - Jezebel

posts about #francoisvatel more →
Top Chef

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

Majrhoulihan
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
Sarah Vowell told this story on "This American Life." I don't care what anyone says--she's the shit.
Reply

Majrhoulihan was starred Majrhoulihan was unstarred

pinkyBella
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
I work for a group of professional chefs. Most of them are quite the divas. But this story takes the cake.
Reply

pinkyBella was starred pinkyBella was unstarred

la.donna.pietra
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
Given what I've read about life at Versailles, that may have been as good an excuse as any to get out of there.
Reply

la.donna.pietra was starred la.donna.pietra was unstarred

MizJenkins
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
Now if he had made a foie gras out of his own liver to substitute for the fish course I would have given him credit. Where's the dedication?
Reply

MizJenkins was starred MizJenkins was unstarred

sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
His replacement, Louie, fared no better, getting into an epic battle with a reggae-singing crab who took offense to the cooking of his crustacean brethren.
Reply

hfree
05/18/09

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): hee hee hee hugh hugh hugh
Reply

hfree was starred hfree was unstarred

CherriSpryte
05/18/09

@sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): I would like to re-heart you for that, if possible.
Reply

CherriSpryte was starred CherriSpryte was unstarred

stoprobbers
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
For what it's worth, chances are that Louis would've sent him to the guillotine for substituting the fish course. So, really, this was just a preemptive strike.
Reply

stoprobbers was starred stoprobbers was unstarred

JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
Maybe over lobster or something stuffed with crab, but the fish course? Have some standards, man.
Reply

AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
The film Vatel With Gerrard Depardieu is really fantastic, (if you're into like, ya know, French historical fiction films that last 3+ hours...)
Reply

Samanthrax
05/18/09

@AtomiClash: Ha... of course you like this movie! I love it, too. But seriously, what a drama queen.
Reply

Samanthrax was starred Samanthrax was unstarred

AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope
05/18/09

@Samanthrax is Sarcastic: hahaha. Film nerds unite!

@Miss. Money-Sterling: yes, it's damned disturbing. I think, however, his life was a foil for the excesses and cultural insanity of the time. Man was totally.out.of.his.mind. But then, so was everyone else. Remember: Versailles had no bathrooms! (ew.)
Reply

Nighthawk (the former Okori Wadsworth) is headed back to DGUSA in November!
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
I mean gosh. Overreact much?
Reply

save jinger
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
There's something fishy about this story.
Reply

save jinger was starred save jinger was unstarred

save jinger
05/18/09

@save jinger: I'm having an orange roughy time figuring out what it is, though...
Reply

save jinger was starred save jinger was unstarred

Penny
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
Well, that was a meal that floundered.
Reply

Penny was starred Penny was unstarred

DutchessOfDork
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
I was under the impression that he was a chief butler.

Plus he didn't sleep for a dozen nights beforehand.
Reply

DutchessOfDork was starred DutchessOfDork was unstarred

DutchessOfDork
05/18/09

@DutchessOfDork: Oh and the bad part was that the fish was arriving as the cart with his body was driving away.
Reply

DutchessOfDork was starred DutchessOfDork was unstarred

sportz.star
05/18/09

In reply to Top Chef
He had never heard the one about the best things coming to those who wait.
Reply

sportz.star was starred sportz.star was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#francoisvatel

Jezebel

SUBSCRIBE TO Jezebel

Top Chef

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment