Thoughts on the Stars???

[pompeyams]

Well in my experience Both Michelin & AA inspectors introduce themselves after dinner its only on a second visit if needed that year they dont the only completely anonymous guide is The good food guide
The AA are also hopeless I have had the same inspector come three years running I think they must all suffer from a shortage of funds and time to visit every establishment in the UK any way not to make me sound bitter and twisted bums on seats pay the bills and any listing or write up in the papers ( IF GOOD ) is a bonus TTFN

HI I am new to the web site and find it to be very informative I have heard so much about these stars in the past 16 years of my cooking . I will like to know? how do I get hooked up with a resturant in france or England to work as an apprentice for a month ao two especially one which boast those stars who do I contact can anybody out there help me Thanks friends Beaches

[pompeyams]

hi beaches I think you might be best to try london they will all speak the same language try Landmark Hotel or Tante claire at the Berkeley Hotel or The connaught they will all have web sites and im sure you might get a chance if your keen

[pompeyams]

It was late last night and I didn,t have much energy hers the proper addresses
.........La Tante Claire ,Berkeley Hotel ,Wilton Place London SW1X 7RL telephone 02078232003

La Gavrouche, 43 Upper Brook Street W1Y 1PF tel 02074090939
The Connaught Hotel Restaurant carlos Place W1Y 6Al tel 0207 499 7070


they are just a few if not try these ones which are in the country side

Chewton Glen Christchurch Road BH256Qs Hampshire southern england tel 01425 275341

Croque-en-bouche 221 Wells road WR144HF Malvern Wells Malvern tel--01684565612

hope you find this of some use if you dont try you,ll never know love pompey

Thank you so much chef pomp I really appreciate you sending me those addresses I will be mailing letters to them in the up coming weeks and will keep you up to date with the responses. I think it will be great to work in one of those resturants, I know it will be of great benifits to my culinary career Thanks again. Your friend BEACHES

[chefjune]

The article on Cote St. Jacques was quite interesting. We visited there not long after the move across the road. My group liked this restaurant best, this chef best of all the restaurants we visited on our tour. (Other places we dined included Taillevent and La Cote d'Or) The food was fabulous, the ambience intimate and warm, and the Lorain family could not have breen more welcoming than had we been the British Royal Family. So "Go Figure."

re the translation of the article. Next time, go back and re-insert the French names. We do not refer to M. Verge as "Roger Laid" in this country! Nor do we rever to La Cote St. Jacques as "Coast" nor to La Tour d'Argent as "the Tower of Money!"
(LOL!)