As promised, you've got me, Priscilla, writing a post today. If you've been keeping up on our adventures, you know that we reconnected on the first day in Paris, with our friend and chef, Claudia Cabri. Claudia is a Canadian who moved to Paris twenty-some years ago for art school and never left. She runs a popular food stall called Babbaluscio, in the covered market, Marché Beauvau, in our neighborhood. On Thursdays, Claudia takes online orders from customers and then is a whirlwind in the kitchen for the next two days preparing beautiful and nourishing food. When her new menu came out on Tuesday, I took one look at it and remarked to Tom that it was incredibly ambitious! I messaged Claudia straight away to let her know I was available to help her in the kitchen if needed. Early Friday morning, we got a message from Claudia taking me up on my offer! As it turns out, she was going to be shorthanded that week. Lucky me, I worked Friday and Saturday and I had a ball! Again, you don't read about these opportunities in the guidebooks. How fortunate to be allowed to assist a gifted chef and friend in her kitchen at one of the oldest covered markets in all of Paris! I chopped rhubarb and strawberries for compote, formed veggie balls, washed and peeled carrots for Claudia's famous carrot salad, peeled and sliced pears and figs for strudel and washed a few pots and pans in between. On Saturday, Marie, a young college student and a family friend, also assisted in the kitchen, and the three of us prepared, cooked, and packaged a ton of lovely food! I will not be hired as a sous chef anytime soon, but as Jimmy Stewart says, I was a steady worker. Claudia is the Queen of creative food and it shows by the constant stream of customers all day long. This is our last week with Claudia before she heads off to her Italian island south of Sicily for a month of rejuvenation, painting her beautiful designs for pottery, harvesting capers and perhaps some menu planning for customers eagerly awaiting her return. Merci, Claudia! Until we meet again!
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Barbara FINNIE
10/27/2021 12:09:36 pm
OMG! You find out-of-the-way experiences at every turn! Wonderful! Thank you sooooo much for sharing! Loved the words and photos 📸 📷
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Shanan
10/29/2021 06:05:57 pm
P - I got behind reading these blog posts. My question to you, is were you up to the technical requests from Claudia? She sounds like a master, in every sense. Secondly, is it really HER island or just an island that she loves? I could believe either option. Take care, my friend and keep up the lovely cooking and baking.
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Priscilla
10/30/2021 11:13:39 am
Shanan: Claudia can chop very fast without looking at what she’s doing. Me, I have to look at every chop and make sure I don’t slice a finger! Let’s put it this way, I did everything she asked me to do, just a lot slower!
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