It wasn't as though we had a French chef, either.
Long white apron made her look like a French chef or something.
But then, in the early 80's, top French chefs began asking for it.
There is a French chef in the kitchen and more than half the wines on the list are from his country.
At the time of his death, he was the only French chef traded on the stock exchange.
In those days a French chef simply did not serve vegetables crisp.
And it opened up opportunities for the best French chefs worldwide.
We've all heard about legendary French chefs who never make up a day's menu until they see what's in the local market.
It's like the poor French chefs, a few years ago, trying to figure out something else to do with the kiwi.
In my day we left cooking to the women unless, of course, it was a fancy French chef.