Eric Ripert Reveals His Five Embarrassing Moments as a Young Chef

[bookhound]

The title says it all. My favorite; "At Jamin (under Joël Robuchon) I made believe the sauce he was asking for was coming because I didn’t know how to make it! So I whisked an empty pan and I got caught."

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2010/06/23/5...

[LindaWhit]

Good lord. My heart just flipped opening that link. WHAT a picture! Oh wait - there's an article too? ;-)

I laughed out loud at both the whisking the empty pan and (ouch!) zapping the chef on the broiler after power-washing it. :-)

[mrsjoujou]

Linda, I was wondering where you were? He has the most amazing eyes.

[LindaWhit]

The combination of beautiful eyes and heart-shaped lips just slay me. Lawsy-mercy!

[jujuthomas]

that man is gorgeous!

what a great article!

[marcia]

"I did not listen and decided to use a pressure washer to go faster. [I] ended up electrocuting the chef when he turned it on."

I hope he meant the chef was got an electric shock rather than electrocuted.

[jackbauer]

Glad I didn't eat those clams he let open "naturally".

[ChefJune]

hilarious! Thanks for the link. ;)

[Jemon]

HAHAHAHAAHA! The whisking the empty pan is my favorite one!

[small h]

Chefs! They're just like us. I like that he complained that it was too hot by the stove.

[bookhound]

It was his first day as well. I'm sure his bosses thought, "Who is this whiner and why does he think he can be a Chef?".

[small h]

It's like getting a job in a nightclub and complaining that it's too loud.