Dinner with Anthony Bourdain (well, sort of)

A few weeks ago my friend Becky and her husband went to see Anthony Bourdain speak in Lowell. I was so jealous! I love Anthony, I watch "No Reservations" all the time and "Kitchen Confidential" one of my top ten books. So you could just imagine my excitement when the Boston Globe said he was coming to Providence to speak! I talked T, my husband, to go with me. After all those hours fishing, he could take one for the team. He had no idea who we were going to see or what he was going to talk about. T was just really excited to get off the Cape and have a nice dinner.

What a lucky night, first we got our tickets upgraded so we were 7 rows from the stage. We had a wonderful dinner at McCormick and Schmicks and at the booth next to us was Anthony Bourdain! I was so excited and freaked out! T had offered to get me a picture, but I was way too nervous, I didn't want to bother him during his dinner. I am so neurotic, that if it went bad and we annoyed him I would have not enjoyed the show. Although we didn't talk to him it was still very cool.

The show was interesting and hilarious, and T loved it as well. It defiantly was worth crossing the bridge. T bought me the "Les Halles" cookbook that night. He's the best husband, and he is lucky to have me as a wife. Some women need diamonds and jewels to be happy, for me all it takes is a $40 cookbook.
At times I have these fantasy's about going to culinary school and opening a restaurant, I was set straight. After listening to Bourdian speak remember what hard work and crazy hours working in a restaurant is and I am happy just to have a hobby I really enjoy. I used to work in kitchens and it is hard work. Picture a 18 year old, sweat blond girl on the fry line with a few motor cycle dudes. I was in charge of breading and frying the seafood, not glamorous job, but that is a story for another time. While reading "Kitchen Confidential" I remember how hard it is to run a successful food business.  I think I will continue to keep cooking as a hobby and a way to show love and caring for my family.

The next night I made my Sunday night roasted chicken, except this time I made, "Poulet Roti" from the "Les Halles" cookbook. It was came out delicious and the recipe was very descriptive. This is my new go to "company is coming dinner" dish. We had a very happy dinner table. The book has very clear, very specific instructions and the writing was clever, I actually read the books introduction. I will do a more specific post in the future, but here is a link from the blog "Almost Bourdain" that does a nice job:

 http://almostbourdain.blogspot.com/2009/06/anthony-bourdains-poulet-roti-french.html