Frutillas flambeadas Strawberries flambée
along with him a ream of paper that the Chilean artist had delivered to him from the time he lived in Morocco. Of course, the proposition was rejected. I recalled that my dear friend and artist, Luis Tatato Benedit told me that Matisse had painted some 3000 paintings in his life, and that in the USA there are about 6000 authenticated works. The world of art is experienced in the craft of forgery… When someone asked why is it that we can´t produce such good wines like the Sauvignon Blanc of New Zealand, the expressive Bressia said: “because it´s a wine that likes foggy skies in the morning and sunny days starting at noon. That is what the climate is like at Cloudy Bay in the mentioned country.” As we were drinking a fantastic Argentine wine made with that grape, we hoped that one day our white wines will become the talk of the town. Many issues came up in the conversation, but as there were so many guests, some things were mentioned in the sidelines, so it was a tough job for me to pick up what they were saying. Something quite normal when there is a verbal turmoil, like in this case. In short, each one spoke his mind and there were so many listeners that at some point all the statements had a listener. Mantovani was plethoric: a new lively Epicurean Lunch did not allow for any remarks on the political arena, even though the excitement of the ballot in Argentina was hot. A great table in every sense…
Dibujo realizado durante el almuerzo por Fernando O’ Connor / Drawing done during lunch by Fernando O’Connor.
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