A few realizations came to my door steps after last Thursday’s monstrous meal. But the *click to enlarge please* photos first:
It’s not always about the food, it’s about the people. The 7 of us had a gay evening imbibing, arguing, merrymaking. We were, as cliches go, high on gastro life.
Ludochef & Ludowife are amazing. If I & mine can be as nearly blissful after 10 years of marriage, I’d stop going to church and stop praying. They are the epitome of an LA love story: chef comes to America, chef meets smart, pretty girl at restaurant, they marry. Girl gets on TV, chef gets on TV, girl turns chef into a “passion” with alchemy and HTML, chef and girl tries to adopt a child from China… I am lovestruck by only 1 other couple in LA, Shin & Chris.
Alcohol is the anti-christ. EtOH turns us into savages for food, sex, and violence. It destroys substance behind praise. Bring prohibition back. I don’t need $5 corkage, I certainly don’t need to mar credibility with 3 glasses of vino, red, white, or pink.
Finally – the relentless pursuit of perfect, while great for Lexus, shouldn’t be considered by chefs. Bernard Loiseau tried with a sad ending. After all, restaurant owners/chefs are mere mortals. There will always be detractors. In this web 2.0 space, many of these will be annoying peons, ie, bloggers like me.
Tonight, Mr. Ludovic Lefebvre will be on Top Chef Masters. I’m sure he and the Mrs. will be watching together. Moi? I dunno.. maybe getting a burger somewhere. No cable – that’s how we afford these non-comped meals.
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Comments ( 9 )
Diana added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 5:02 pmThank you TC, for writing the review that I should have written to begin with.
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jenni h added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 5:06 pmgreat photos
Steve added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 5:22 pmI’ll have Top Chef on Tivo. Just let me know when you want to come by. Again, the usual SinoSoul wit comes through.
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MyLastBite added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 6:33 pmVery bummed to miss this dinner. And if you want TCMasters burned on DVD (I still have first two eps saved as well), just let me know. Can have hubby send from office. X
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WeezerMonkey added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 10:33 pmHis wife was great on The Apprentice!
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ila added these pithy words on Jun 24 09 at 11:29 pmwe’re going on saturday… i was kinda scared of chef ludo after the initial twitter drama, but some posts emerged on the interwebs, and now i’m eager to go. i hope it’ll be totes worth the drive though!
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amy added these pithy words on Jun 26 09 at 10:16 ammajor food p0rn. gotta try this place next.
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Shavedicesundays added these pithy words on Jun 27 09 at 10:28 amThose photos you took are amazing. I’m still trying to figure out how to take good photos inside a restaurant.
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Josie added these pithy words on Jul 29 09 at 5:58 pmSino,
Very eloquently stated. I was in his kitchen last week for dinner service and I can vouch, in all honesty, that theirs is a great story. The food is always meticulous and the staff (including Ludo and wife wife, Krissy) are always having fun in the kitchen. Here’s my review in case you hadn’t read:
http://uncouthgourmands.com/2009/07/28/ludo-bites-part-deux-with-josie-as-sous/
