today is my last day in france. a recap in numbers:
number of cases of citrus fruits i supremed: 9
number of pineapples i peeled: 7
number of lemons or limes zested: 26
number of recipes for biscuit culliere i made: 3
number of petit fours i ate when no one was looking: dozens
number of petit fours i ate when someone was looking: several
number of times the chef told me the recipe was a secret: 4
number of people who had heard of chef david burke: 10
number of people i worked with who spoke english: 4
number of meals i ate out of a vending machine: 1
number of frais de bois eaten: handfuls
number of spots on my chefs coats: 3
number of lemon tarts eaten: 14
number of millefeuilles consumed: 15
number of baguettes purchased and only half eaten: 5
number of baguettes purchased and eaten: 1
average price per baguette: .90
number of pain au chocolate eaten: 45
number of pain au raisin eaten: 40
number of absolutly disgusting staff meals eaten: 10
number of decent staff meals: 22
number of times i chickened out before going into a fancy restaurant: 3
number of times i was hungry in paris: 4
number of times i was hungry in barcelona: 0
number of glasses of wine drunk: 10
number of boxes of chocolate eaten: 3
number of plates of steak frites eaten: 7
number of different types of cheeses consumed: i can't remember
number of cheeses i disliked: 0
number of snobby waiters: 0
number of snobby salespeople: 1
number of times i had to ask for butter with my bread: 5
number of hours i wasted at robuchon: 20
number of chefs at georges blanc: 10
number of walk-in coolers at maison troisgros: 6
number of meals left to eat in france: 2
i am looking forward to coming home.
