Louisa Chu's Stage at ADPA

[Louisa Chu]

Pan, thank you! In France - as in most of the rest of the world - they expect curriculum vitaes and not resumes from everyone including chefs - though not usually from lowly stagiaires - with age, marital status, number of kids, and photo. I suspect during the interviews they estimate weight and measurements.

sandra, thanks! That sounds so good! I was thinking about doing a roast too but have always had more consistent results with chops - and I do like that bone. How's sugar work treating you?!

Moby, you are too kind - and too funny - I am a little people!

alacarte - yah, me neither!

hollywood, oh my cooking is much more dramatic. Thanks so much - and I'm afraid the thought has crossed my mind to try to do both.

[Pan]

Pan, thank you! In France - as in most of the rest of the world - they expect curriculum vitaes and not resumes from everyone including chefs - though not usually from lowly stagiaires - with age, marital status, number of kids, and photo. I suspect during the interviews they estimate weight and measurements.

Ugh! No relevant anti-discrimination rules? And what are they looking for?

But what happened with the stage??!!!

[fresco]

Congratulations on that huge diploma. Your pieces have been great--certainly lots of room for a return to a writing career if cooking palls.

Edited June 18, 2003 by fresco (log)

[Louisa Chu]

Pan, I don't know the law here, but it's what's done. And I suspect we know what they're looking for. And the story's just starting on the stage ...

fresco, thank you. And yes, the diploma's big. I was just thinking that it will cost a fortune if I ever want to get it framed. Maybe I'll magnet it onto a big walk-in fridge door someday. And thanks, I do hope I get to do both.

[Fat Guy]

Louisa's moment of truth at ADPA.

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[Fat Guy]

DISCLAIMER:

DO NOT READ PAST THIS POINT until you've read the article and learned the outcome for yourself.

If your post was removed by the recent cleanup of this thread, please feel to repost below. Thanks.

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[Jinmyo]

Whoooa.

[EJRothman]

Thanks for the clean-up, FG.

Louisa, congratulation on getting your stage. Your writing is top notch and I always greatly anticipate your next entry. Do keep writing between now and mid-August. Whether or not you're working in a kitchen your depiction of Parisian life is thorougly enjoyable.

-Eric

[tootallfortoques]

Ooooooooh, you little trickstress! My heart stopped when I saw the home page.

Congrats!

[hollywood]

Do keep writing between now and mid-August.  Whether or not you're working in a kitchen your depiction of Parisian life is thorougly enjoyable.

Word. Lotsa words.

[Blondie]

Warmest congratulations, Louisa!

[Varmint]

For some strange reason, I'm actually getting a bit emotional about this. Zoweeee!!!! Heartiest congrats.

[jhlurie]

Tsk tsk, Fat Guy. I played by the rules.

Well at least I can congratulate Louisa this time in trade for making fun of you and Bux. That's consolation. Glad to see she got what she deserved.

[herbacidal]

yup.

major props to you, louisa.

look forward to seeing your continual progress.

h

[Fat Guy]

Louisa, having spent a week in Ducasse's kitchen here in New York, let me be I'm sure not the first to tell you:

Prepare for pain.

And congratulations!

[Lesley C]

Louisa make sure you get to the pastry dept. The chef, Christophe Michalak, looks like a cuter Tom Cruise. And he seems very very nice (then again they all do until you mess up). Piege is a good guy too. My husband worked with him back when he was thin.

[Rachel Perlow]

My congrats got lost too. Hope you are able to get a job somewhere for the summer.

[NeroW]

Congratulations.

[goyatofu]

congrats, Louisa, best of luck!!

[mjc]

wow. that was a great piece (of course they all are). I've been eagerly anticipating to this one. After reading the lead in on the main page, I was pretty worried and kept thinking how could this have happened. I"m glad it worked out, congratulations.

[Louisa Chu]

That disclaimer scared the hell out of me!

Thank you all so much. I don't know what else to say right now - without getting all weepy. Thanks.

[Pan]

All I wrote was something like "Wow! Yes, everyone should read this article. Real life is sometimes at least as suspenseful as fiction." I don't think I have much to add, except that I hope the stage ends up being rewarding, in the end.

[Bux]

That disclaimer scared the hell out of me!

Me too.

I guess I just had too much faith in you to believe my first post would ruin the suspense for everyone else.

[speedracer]

... make Louisa's a double!

Cheers,

Speedy

(that intro had me concerned!)

[Flocko]

Love your posts from Paris. Please keep them up.

Congratulations!!!

Flocko