Wednesday, June 12, 2013

A Star in my Kitchen

Guess who came to cook at Cuisine de Provence yesterday? Let's put it that way: a real nice guy and his wife and three of his friends. I should have had a clue when his wife Joannie asked for a wooden spoon when her husband was chopping some onions. She claims it helps against the crying. Crying he didn't and even let himself be photographed like this  - not many men would have. So we were happily cooking away and at some point I asked "So what do you guys do in real life?" Two were doctors and this Monsieur just said - "I'm retired, but I used to be an actor". Well, I have to admit, I still didn't have a clue (shame, shame, shame...)
And then one of his friends said "and he is a real famous actor." OMG! Turns out he is Dennis Franz, the TV Icon of "Hill Street Blues", aka the famous Detective Andy Sipowicz in "NYPD Blue".  For Heaven's sake, the guy  played with Bruce Willis in "Die Hard 2" and I didn't recognize him....
Sorry again, Dennis but it sure was a great honor to have you and your very, very nice friends in my kitchen! And Joannie, thank you so much for sharing your kitchen tips with me! I think spraying your baking forms with baking grease by placing them onto the open door of the dishwasher and so having any spills there where they will be washed away instead of on the kitchen counter is an especially good one!
Dennis Franz

8 comments:

  1. Oh what a thrill.....I so loved Hill Street Blues and Dennis Franz. I am so pleased you had such important company and they were equally blessed to be in your lovely home!!!! Susan

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  2. haha...as soon as i clicked on your blog i thought, why i dennis franz standing there with a wooden spoon in his mouth. ilove him! i did not know he had retired!

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  3. That is just too cool, I don't think I missed an episode of BH's, knew his face as soon as your post appeared, why is it men get better looking with age, I am feeling rumpled these days.

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  4. congratulations for your famous guest!,and did it actually help, I mean the wooden spoon?
    have a happy day, greeting from berlin

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  5. Hey, that is very exciting. Didn't see too many episodes of that show but saw him on lots of other shows over the years. The famous and not so famous know where to come to take cooking classes in the Vaucluse. I'm so happy for you.

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  6. Haha, you make me feel better. I am a movie star moron so I would have been just like you! He sounds like a very nice person!

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  7. I would have been discombobulated at the point when such a guest is announced. Thanks for capturing him this way. What did you cook?

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  8. How awesome! I love him he's from Chicago too! Lucky guy...

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