Not much to report on we are very very busy prepping for a dinner tommorow for 1200 people we are doing the launch for Airtel who are one of the wordls biggest telecommunication operators. They bought Zain Africa for 10.7 Billion Dollars!!!
Last month i cooked for Prince William and his at-the time-girlfriend-now-fiancee Kate, very very nice people, really polite. He shook my hand and said thanks for the excellent food Chef as he left, he could have given me the scoop and told me he got engaged whilst he was in Africa as i could have made a few quid telling the Press before he announced it!! But no a guest is a guest. The British High Commision sent us a letter thanking us and that HRH was very happy with his time here.That went up on the kitchen notice board and made the team proud.
Now for the bit i was actually on here to write about, you may or may not know but my hotel here borders the National Game Park. I am told Nairobi is the only city with a game park inside its boundaries, and we are lucky enough to be one of the only hotels in Afica bordering a game park so it is not suprising to see during lunch service from the glass frontage in the distance Giraffe, Zebra, Antelopes and once or twice a lost Hippo or a Lion.
Yesterday two of my boys were leaving work when a snake, only a baby, reared up at them as they almost kicked it, they got a rock and sadly killed the little blighter only to then find out it was a Black Mamba!!!!!
Now David Attenborough i am not but they can kill you with one bite cant they?? i know i certainly tip toed out of work to my car when i left in the dark late last night.
OK its 12.15pm here better go and check the various kitchens for service and see how the prep is coming along for tommorow.
Be Good,
Kevin
i hope that it didnt end up in staff dinner...
ReplyDeletethanks for the mention, you are very kind.