NWR - French Chef Slams Marie Claire Magazine For Demanding Comped Meals

[Robert Dentice]

Pierre Jancou

Good for Pierre!

It looks like he is getting more and better press than a write-up in a Fashion Magazine.

 

[Peter Creasey]

originally posted by Robert Dentice: NWR - French Chef Slams Marie Claire Magazine For Demanding Comped MealsGood for Pierre!

Robert, I just scanned the article, but based on a quick scan, I also salute Pierre.

. . . . . Pete

 

[SFJoe]

There is a good related Joe Dressner story that the Comrades should ask me about in person.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by SFJoe:
There is a good related Joe Dressner story that the Comrades should ask me about in person.

Inexplicably, Barbra's voice rang in my head with "you don't send me samples anymore", as I read this

 

[Scott Kraft]

He should have just gone with Bowman.

 

[Thor]

If you'll pardon the interruption, by sheer coincidence I found myself at Vivant Cave the night after Bruno Verjus published the email exchange, and had the opportunity to chat with Pierre Jancou for a good long while.

In the aftermath, what pissed him off wasn't the request for a comped meal (he hardly needs the publicity, nor more requests for seats in his tiny restaurant), it was being called stingy. About which he ranted for quite some time. I'd bet that several days later, that's still what's bothering him most about this affair.

 

[Robert Dentice]

originally posted by Thor:
If you'll pardon the interruption, by sheer coincidence I found myself at Vivant Cave the night after Bruno Verjus published the email exchange, and had the opportunity to chat with Pierre Jancou for a good long while.

In the aftermath, what pissed him off wasn't the request for a comped meal (he hardly needs the publicity, nor more requests for seats in his tiny restaurant), it was being called stingy. About which he ranted for quite some time. I'd bet that several days later, that's still what's bothering him most about this affair.

Thanks for the scoop. I assumed from reading the emails that it was the editors response that pissed him off.

 

[Steve Edmunds]

egads! It's Thor! Quick, hide the gin!

 

[Thor]

I'm a full ocean away, so your gin is safe.

 

[Jeff Grossman]

originally posted by Thor:
I'm a full ocean away, so your gin is safe.

We're safe until you drink that first?

 

[Thor]

That's a lot of contact fluid.

 

[Claude Kolm]

About fifteen years ago, I asked an outstanding estate in the south of France why their wines were always ignored by a major French wine publication when it talked of wines of the particular appellation or the south of France in general. The response was that the publication demanded a case of wine for each reviewer for each wine to be reviewed.

In fairness, there have been changes in personnel and ownership at this publication and the estate is now reviewed (and given top marks).