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more about #louisxiv more comments → Majrhoulihan: Sarah Vowell told this story on "This American Life." I don't care what anyone says--she's the shit. more » pinkyBella: I work for a group of professional chefs. Most of them are quite the divas. But this story takes the cake. more » la.donna.pietra: Given what I've read about life at Versailles, that may have been as good an excuse as any to get out of there. more » MizJenkins: 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? more » sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit): 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 bret... more » stoprobbers: 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 preempti... more » JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!: Maybe over lobster or something stuffed with crab, but the fish course? Have some standards, man. more » AtomiClash: humanitarian misanthrope: The film Vatel With Gerrard Depardieu is really fantastic, (if you're into like, ya know, French historical fiction films that last 3+ hours...) more » Nighthawk (the former Okori Wadsworth) is headed back to DGUSA in November!: I mean gosh. Overreact much? more » save jinger: There's something fishy about this story. more » Penny: Well, that was a meal that floundered. more » DutchessOfDork: I was under the impression that he was a chief butler. Plus he didn't sleep for a dozen nights beforehand. more » sportz.star: He had never heard the one about the best things coming to those who wait. more » -
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Top Chef
François Vatel, "the first celebrity chef," set the bar high. Preparing a dinner for Louis XIV, "he was informed that the fish for the meal would not arrive on time, so he committed suicide." [TheSmartSet]
