Recently I was at an event for PBS. I was sitting at a table with some friends, and my friend Ana Flores came to join us. Ana is a Latina woman whose husband I have never met.
Trust me, this detail matters.
Anna came to the table with a man who was a bit older than she, somewhat paunchy, and clearly Latino. They both greeted my friends like old friends, so I assumed this was her husband. He introduced himself as Jose. I shook his hand and maintained disinterest. It just wasn’t the moment to meet a husband.
This was the late afternoon of a long day and we had a table of girlfriends. I didn’t want to meet anyone’s husband, it wasn’t appropriate and I wasn’t in the mood to meet Ana’s husband, Jose. He kept me on my feet and blocked my seat, so I had him get out of my way a bit.
Jose then left our table and took his place at the podium where he was introduced as Chef Jose Andres. Nice.
Lol I did the same thing – I asked Ana if she knew who he was and I thought she didn’t know either ;)
Eh…not recognizing every celebrity in LA doesn’t seem like an asshole thing, lol. ;)
HA! I totally had NO idea who he was. I just remember Sarah pushing me aside when I was trying to say hi to all of you so she could get to him. Totally thought he was Sarah´s friend.
I can just imaging your face when they introduced Chef José Andrés and my “husband” shows up!
Well, you got to meet the real husband later on and he’s much more fantastic…though I wouldn’t mind if he had Chef Jose Andres’ cooking skills!!!
Can’t believe none of you knew who he was! I am such a fan that when he came in right after Ana, I think I really did push her aside to get to him! (Lo siento, mucho, Ana!)
I was really hurt about it until I found out who he was! THEN it made sense ;)
A paunch is always a good sign with a chef!