I don’t know when it was that someone told me about Maïté. A sort of Julia Child of southwestern French cooking, for years Maïté had a TV show, La Cuisine des Mousquetaires, which spawned a long list of cookbooks, including the legendary La Cuisine de Maïté. But while Julia regaled us with her semi-aristocratic huffing and puffing, Maïté is a working class food goddess, who was first discovered when she was the official cook for her home-town rugby team. She specializes in simple, traditional recipes. She’s as solid and unflappable as those rugby players, and her home-cooked charm is 100% southwest. I came across this excerpt on YouTube. Watch closely as she coos sweet nothings to nervous eel that she is about to flog with a blunt instrument.
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She's cult!
She has a restaurant which serves a social purpose too, as the staff there are largely young people who have had difficulties integrating the worlds of education and work. Good on her!
You have to feel a bit sorry for that poor eel.
I know! Particularly when she's telling it "it's nothing at all, ma cherie..." Apparently her books are quiet good, despite what any PETA activist might say...
Bonnes Fêtes !
Bonne Année !
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