his misadventure with Johnny Depp… “I was pretty angry”

Hélène Darroze is a true culinary virtuoso and inherits this talent after four generations of chefs in her family. The sidekick of Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet, Glenn Viel, Stéphanie Le Quellec and Dominique Crenn now owns several restaurants in the capital. One day, Johnny Depp almost had lunch in one of her establishments, but it did not go as planned, as she explained on the RTL microphone in the show “It’s going to make a fuss“.

Hélène Darroze, furious over a mishap with Johnny Depp

One day, when Johnny Depp went to one of Hélène Darroze’s restaurants, the hostess of the establishment simply turned the American star away, because there was no more room! Charlotte and Quitterie’s mother said: “One Saturday afternoon, she saw Johnny Depp arrive at reception to reserve a table for 4 people. Thinking she was doing the right thing and without talking to me, she said to Johnny Depp: ‘Look, we’re sorry, but we can’t take you’“.

The hostess then reported the matter to her boss. But the boss was furious at this news! “When it’s Johnny Depp and we’ve just moved in, we’re pushing the walls! I assure you that we would have found the place, I was still rather angry“, she explained.

Hélène Darroze and Johnny Depp: a second missed date

Hélène Darroze’s hostess wanted to reassure her, and minimize her mistake, by telling her that the actor had made a reservation for another day. “But she said to me: ‘don’t worry, he has reserved a table for Tuesday evening’. We were closed on Sunday and Monday. ‘so, he will be there Tuesday evening, so 4 place settings so don’t worry’. I tell myself it’s half lost“, she said.

Unfortunately, Lily Rose and Jack’s father were never able to honor his reservation. “Only on Tuesday evening he ever came. Because on Tuesday morning, Vanessa Paradis (Editor’s note his wife at the time) gave birth to their little boy. So, as a result, I never saw Johnny Depp again and that’s it“, she finished, smiling, but with a touch of regret.