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[allana]

It's entirely possible that I may pop with excitement.

I've just managed to book a table for two at The Fat Duck for my birthday in January! No mean feat, I can assure you. I am so glad that phones come with a redial button these days otherwise I'd be a nervous wreck by now.

Five minutes of constantly hitting redial to get into the queue for the reservations line. Especially galling as I got straight through at 0959 and then the dumped my call as it wasn't 1000! (Well, more charitably, they could just have hit the wrong button....)

And! This weekend we're having a day out at the BBC Good Food Show in Birmingham--without Lucas, so we can potter around and see everything without a bored little boy in tow--and I'll be mere feet away from Gordon Ramsay while he cooks! (I have promised not to throw my knickers at him.)

Hopefully I'll come back with some fab goodies and maybe a knife or two. I quite fancy trying out a Global knife or if I can stretch to it, maybe a Wüsthof. I have also just discovered why our knives are blunting so quickly--my funky glass chopping board. I think I'll be retiring that ASAP, so I should probably pick up a couple of plastic ones at the show too...

I am a very, very lucky girl.

Comments

[glammetalkitten.livejournal.com]

I totally think you should throw your knickers at Gordon, I bet he'd love it. Err, maybe wait until he moves away from the food though!

I love Global knives. My dad has a whole set and they are so pretty and chop so nicely. Not like my crappy Ikea ones!

[glam-ang.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was worried that they'd fall over his head and blind him whilst chopping. I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life :P

I really love the look of Global, but it all depends on how they feel in my hands. I'm told that there are usually stands at the show where you can chop veggies and get a feel for the blade, so hopefully I'll come home with a nice cook's knife and can start building up a collection.

I will be a bit sad to retire my Sabatier knives, but they're just not holding their edge anymore :(

[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

Have a very good time!!

[kelpierocks.livejournal.com]

Yay for good things for you! (Whether that is dinner reservations or contemplating a new knife or whatever! ;))