Monday, March 29, 2010

I met a legend!

You guys! No recipe today, but I have to tell you: I met Jacques Pepin last week! Ok, so more like, I listened to him talk and then bought his memoir and he signed it and let me take a picture with him. But still. So cool.

Last Thursday afternoon Kate asked via twitter if I was going to an event at BU featuring Judith Jones, Alex Prud'homme and Monsieur Pepin... and I promptly bought a ticket and sent an apologetic email to my very understanding friends, begging off from a restaurant week dinner. I ended up eating a granola bar and some goldfish crackers for dinner, but listening to these personal-hero-type people discuss their lives, Julia Child, and the state of food in general was more than worth it. And it's always fun to meet blog friends in real life!

PS, Kate's description is much more thorough than mine.

11 comments:

  1. omg, how cool is that?? definitely jealous :)

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  2. Wow very cool, I had no idea they were doing that at BU!

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  3. Many thanks for taking the photos on Kate's blog -- what a treat!

    Andrew (AKA Kate's Dad)

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  4. Holy crap! I totally idolize that man. I have read "The Apprentice" thrice, and have watched "Julia and Jacques" and "Fast Food My Way" a gazillion times. <3 <3 <3

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  5. Kelly, Kate and I were actually talking about how we wished they had publicized it better - I was like, uh, I know about 27 Boston food bloggers who would be here if they knew about this! But we did overhear someone talking about how they "let people in who weren't in the club" so even though the press release said "open to the public" I get the impression that whoever put this event on usually does it for an exclusive group.

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  6. What a special moment! He looks so cute! :)

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  7. So jealous, I can barely type. Goatee!

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  8. Very cool. He is one of the originals. How exciting that must have been!

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  9. I had to do a double take. I am so jealous. So completely jealous. :)

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