Tetsuya, The Man
During the course of our meal, we even had the honour of meeting THE MAN himself. Apparently Tetsuya is often away due to other engagements, however when he is in the house he does make it a habit to greet his diners. We were fortunate enough to have him come by our little table for two to say hello. We could also see heads from surrounding tables turning around and whispers of ‘That’s him. That’s Tetsuya‘. Boy, did we feel special!
Of course, he didn’t stay long. Just long enough to wish us a good meal and to recommend that we take our time and enjoy. Just long enough for us to get the impression that he is a down-to-earth and humble guy despite his impressive international reputation.
August 19th, 2006 at 7:49 pm
You guys are lucky. Is that the two of you either side?
Tetsuya is such a gentleman. I remember at a DJs demo he kept telling off the servers for being too stingy with the sample sizes. “These people are hungry!” he kept chastising, and then grinning at us knowingly.
August 20th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Yep, that’s us! He kept telling us to take our time and enjoy the food.
August 20th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
envy. envy. envy.
August 20th, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Cin, I love your site. A few Melbournian food blogger. I will going through your blog slowly to find out where the good places to eat in Melbourne are. I want to go to Tetsuya’s too, everything is so beautifully presented. Envy indeed.