When Estella Warren told me about her dijon mustard fetish (she lathers it on everything) and a recent meal of ‘live sea urchins’ from Miku Sushi, I wondered if I’d met my food soul mate.
Her favorite restaurant lies hilltop in Cannes – though she couldn’t remember its name. Perhaps she was distracted by the food. It’s happened to me.
While I bake to relieve stress, Estella cooks. A popular dinner in her home is steak, which she says is all about the butcher. With a quality cut, all you need is salt and pepper. Sauce? Never.
Her plan that evening included tapas at Bin 941 with her boyfriend, who was sitting behind us during the interview. He chimed in every now and then helping her with answers during ‘the favorites game’.
Shangri-La was called home during her stint in town working on the feature film, ‘Transparency’. Instead of Bin 941, I suggested they head to nearby Italian Kitchen, home of my favorite brussel sprouts. I think they were sold after my passionate description in which I compared them to candy.
After the ‘DVD Special Features’ interview, I headed to the catering truck for dinner. Luckily, ‘Boyz n Grillz’ had not quite closed down their shop.
The breast of chicken I chose ended up being the most tender I can remember eating. It was almost strange – but nonetheless, delicious. So delicious that I ate it before I could take a photo. I did get a shot of all the wasted leftovers though. A sad sight. I always think of homeless people…
There aren’t many things I love more than interviewing, but chatting chow and connecting with a fellow foodie is one of them. Estella and I could have gone on.
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Ciao for now.
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