There are stories and anecdotes that stand out more than others. And the day when Hélène Darroze's restaurant refused Johnny Depp, the French chef still lives.
We no longer present Hélène Darroze in the world of French gastronomy. The chef from the southwest has enjoyed great success for several years, which has allowed her to open various very trendy and popular restaurants.
However, a story happened to her one day that pushed her to refuse Johnny Depp from her restaurant. She recently spoke to RTL radio about this anecdote. both funny and unusual. Discover this episode that the French chef will remember for a long time!
The day Hélène Darroze's restaurant refused actor Johnny Depp
A few years ago now, the French chef from the southwest opened a restaurant on a grand Parisian boulevard. In just a few weeks, the restaurant quickly became a reference in the field of gastronomy and in the very popular district of the capital, she says.
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Each day, reservations are coming and the restaurant displays complete. Customers then wait several days for hope to get a reservation in this mecca of French cuisine.
One Saturday, while one of the chef's colleagues welcomes customers and takes reservations, actor Johnny Depp shows up to ask for a table four people. The restaurant being full, the young woman who thought she was doing well by respecting the restaurant's reservation book, replied that this is not possible. The chef Hélène Darroze then heard the news, “I was pretty angry“, she confides at the microphone of RTL.
A new reservation for the following Tuesday
To reassure the chef, the hostess in charge of restaurant reservations explains that she finally offered the American actor a reservation for another day. “She said to me: 'don't worry, he reserved a table for Tuesday evening – we were closed on Sunday, Monday – so he will be there Tuesday evening, four place settings, don't worry!'”, explains Hélène Darroze.
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However, the chef will never receive the famous actor in her restaurant. “On Tuesday evening, he never came because on Tuesday morning, Vanessa Paradis had given birth to their little boy”she said. “So, I never saw Johnny Depp again!“, Hélène Darroze finally joked.
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