Kathleen's Happy Birthday
At La Grenouille, for Kathleen’s 55th.
We were very extravagant. A bottle of Gevry-Chambertin followed by a bottle of Margaux. Dover sole for Kathleen, the filet mignon special for me. The chocolate soufflé for Kathleen; pour moi, le pistache. They actually asked Kathleen where we’d been. If they’d asked me, I’d have had my answer ready: on était basquais. But Kathleen simply told them how her mother went there for lunch, and my mother went there for lunch, and how good everything was.
And it was good.