Yes, still at hotel...
I'm like a member of a big family, I think that all the great group of people working at Courtyard by Marriot in Chennai knows my name, my preferences and, even, my timetable; the only thing missing to feel like at home was "to go inside the kitchen" and, well... why continue waiting?, I've asked one of the managers if it was possible and he told me: Sure !!!
After a long working week, nothing better than getting some relax doing what you like the most: go inside the kitchen and preparing a homely, simple and tastly meal: an "Spanish omelette". At 7:30pm the hotel Senior Sales Manager, Mr. Raja, was waiting for me at the lobby; we went inside the kitchen and, there, he introduces me to Mr. Prakash, the Executive Chef, with whom I quickly connected and started cooking.
After finishing the work, we went to the dinning aerea and, as if we were two good old friends, we started eating and chatting. Prakash, from Mumbay and after having been working for more than 7 years in different Indian cities, is an expert chef in French and Italian cook, but now he admits than he is not able to apreciate Indian cooks as before... spices can kill tastes !!!
He showed me his last invention... he called it "Churros", I tried them and... they were reeeeeally great... but I had to tell him that what he had prepared are not churros, but something very near to buñuelos !!! Laughs, comments, how churros are done?, I don't know, I'll ask it, then you'll tell me... jajajaWhat a great good man !!! Later I knew that he has won a prize beaten other 900 chefs, and he is going to U.S. to take it in a few weeks.
I'm sure that we will keep in contact !!!
