This week is ending and it was a real roller coaster.
Firstly, I was told off by Antony- our very clever & young PR- for posting light jokes on my blog about very serious Food Critics. So I removed it- too dangerous.
Then, I was trashed by some bitter half baked brothers who have been spending the last 20 years CCing a very famous and respectable food guide. Their review was nausea and full of painful hits. They even managed to put words in other critics mouth- not very clever I thought; again Antony said not to be upset and to move on. So I did- well almost.
I concentrated on fine tuning the operation; trying and trying and trying recipes.
tasting food- tasting food- again and again.
Meanwhile the restaurant has been full everyday- which is a good sign.
Lunch is still a bit slow but I can feel that it is going to happen. Already repeat business- days after days.
Tuesday was photo shot at the restaurant for Jamie Magazine- I should be writing their recipes rather than writing this blog- but I can't help myself-I need to get the things out of my head.
Friday was photo shot for our web site and our own library.
Cath (the photograph) came and did some amazing pictures. It is funny how you get hook by someones pictures. 6 months ago I did not know her at all. She came to Roussillon and did the most amazing portrait I have ever seen. She took the cutest pictures of Roberto- and that is an achievement. Roberto's personality was all over her pictures.
Then I asked Cath to come and take pictures of the restaurant.
It is quite funny the way she works:
It always seem that she is just half prepared- camera in hand- and very quickly take pictures.
If you don't know her, you very quickly come to the conclusion that she is not doing her job properly; instead it is her style- she works like that! And the result is unbelievable. She is dead gifted. She has the eyes.
But where she excels is in her food photo shoot. I don't know if she realised how good she is- but she gets everything right: angle, colour, definition.... everything in perfect osmosis.
I feel very lucky to have met her.
And I was going to forget the amazing review we had from Giles Coren in the Saturday Times.
Couldn't ask for a better review.
Merci Giles.
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