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    Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti
    Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti
    Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti
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    Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti

    By Rip William

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    'Memorable Meals with Quilty' is a book of seven short stories about the love of food and wine. It is a romantic look at dining on the grand scale, harking back to when people ate extravagantly. Quilty, a man of considerable size and personality, is at the end of his life, so he enlists our narrator, Sprite, to join him on his final quest, revisiting his favourite haunts for one last meal.
    Each whimsical journey is an epicurean delight, and through the use of fictional restaurants a particular style of cuisine is championed. Quilty, the passionate gourmet, passes along interesting and informative tidbits from his long experience to our storyteller. No meal, however, is truly memorable without the addition of a little humour and pathos. So the recipe for each story is a sprinkling of nonsense, a dash of sorrow, and a final touch of folly.
    Award winning Thai Artist Ohm Pattanachoti has contributed drawings for each story.
    Stories include:-
    'The Last Champion of Escoffier' reminds people of the important contribution this famous chef has made to modern cooking, and at the same time we discover Quilty's passion for food and wine came about as a result of unrequited love.
    'A Tuscan Tarantella' turns out to be more than a feast celebrating one of Italy's finest food areas, we learn of Quilty's amazing ability to dance.
    'A Greek Drama' finds Quilty caught in a clash between traditional cooking and modern interpretation, and in true Hellenic fashion, catharsis results.
    'A Chinese Rebellion' - It's not just the Peking Duck that gets a roasting in this Cantonese feast when Quilty loses his temper.
    'Lunching with Carmen' - Back on his feet after suffering a mild heart attack Quilty makes a nostalgic visit to a famous Spanish restaurant, and despite the fact it has changed with the times the presence of the owner's fiery daughter ignites youthful passions.
    'Divine Wind' – Quilty, confined to quarters as a result of a minor stroke, gets his old friend Yoshi Agastuma to cook a Japanese lunch at his home, however a foreboding atmosphere of mortality pervades the feast.
    'The Tears of Lebanon'- With Quilty's passing Sprite tenderly recalls their final lunch together at Madame Habib's famous Lebanese restaurant, and reveals a surprising secret.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRip William
    Release dateOct 27, 2014
    ISBN9781311242891
    Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti
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    Rip William

    Rip William ~ Scribe A Brief Resume. Accountant, entrepreneur, musician, cook, are all hats that Rip William has worn at one time or another, however the love for expressing himself through writing has predominated, and now fully occupies his time. Rip William writes stories that express his individual perception on matters, and where the desire for a less selfish and more compassionate world resonates. He uses a crisp conversational tone and while his views may challenge some people's concepts, Rip attempts to provoke thought and not antipathy. All completed novels have been written with a view to adding further exploits in time. When William is not working on his novels, music plays an important part in his life, whether singing, (often at the top of voice and off key), playing guitar, piano, or simply listening to recorded music. He enjoys cooking for his family and whenever possible travelling with them to foreign lands. With his partner of more than twenty years Rip William lives in an idyllic part of Australia. He is father to Capucine and Bella Montique, two black and white cats.

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      Memorable Meals with Quilty Illustrated by Ohm Pattanachoti - Rip William

      Memorable Meals with Quilty

      ~

      Written in remembrance of an individual who was not only a connoisseur of fine food and wine, but of life itself.

      A Collection of Short Stories

      by

      Rip William

      Illustrations by Ohm Pattanachoti

      © 2012

      All Rights Reserved

      To 

      Moucellan & Panisse

      Cover2

      List of Stories

      1st Meal ~ The Last Champion of Escoffier

      2nd Meal ~ A Tuscan Tarantella

      3rd Meal ~ A Greek Drama

      4th Meal ~ A Chinese Rebellion

      5th Meal ~ Lunching with Carmen

      6th Meal ~ Divine Wind

      7th Meal ~ Tears of Lebanon

      The Last Champion of Escoffier

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      Memorable Meals with Quilty

      ~

      Written in remembrance of an individual who was not only a connoisseur of fine food and wine, but of life itself.

      The Last Champion of Escoffier

      Restaurants come and go, as do fads and fashions, but Pierre had weathered the storms and his establishment was now a revered institution that remained constantly popular while stubbornly faithful to a tradition of French cooking and service. It was the venue Quilty chose for the first of what turned out to be a series of splendid lunches together. I’m going on a sort of pilgrimage, Sprite. Revisiting all my favourite haunts, and would be honoured if you’d accompany me on this occasion? he’d asked, and given his reputation as an epicurean and the fact he’d recently retired, it seemed a perfectly natural quest. I hadn’t seen him for some time though he was often in my thoughts, so happily accepted, despite the place being somewhat out of my price range.

      Quilty was a remarkable man, intelligent and talented, but what tended to attract the most comment was his appearance. He stood at least six feet four in height and weighed sixteen or more stone. This impressive physique was further accentuated by his demeanour; his handsome head was crowned with an impressive pompadour of snow-white hair, his suit of clothes immaculate, and long before his eyesight had started giving out he carried a heavy silver-topped cane, that he was apt, on occasions, to wield like a sabre.  

      Like many gifted people Quilty could be eccentric, and where his eyesight was concerned, none more so. I’m losing my vision, Sprite, some sort of macular degeneration, a dreadful affliction and beyond the help of science, he made a habit of remarking, though I was sure he was simply in denial about his condition, loath to wear corrective spectacles or seek surgery. And he didn’t need to constantly remind me of his disorder as it led to contretemps I was unlikely to ever forget.

      Quilty’s Magoo moments, as I’d begun calling them, had become a regular occurrence, and like the cartoon character he was often blissfully ignorant about both the circumstances and the resulting chaos he’d caused. And on this particular occasion, my eagerness having got me to Pierre's somewhat early, as I considered his invitation a flattering privilege - after all there was no shortage to the number of people he could have asked including high ranking politicians, A grade actors and even Royalty - I was able to cut short one of these embarrassing situations.

      Seated, I observed my friend, with surprising confidence, enter Pierre’s vestibule, but when he suddenly stopped and began a conversation I rose and hurried over. I didn’t actually get to hear what he was saying, as by the time I arrived on the scene and announced myself by calling out his name, Quilty was impatiently awaiting a response to his words. He looked in my direction with unseeing eyes, and said, Ah, Sprite, there you are. I was just organizing our table.

      It’s organized, I replied, and moved closer, gently taking an arm, intent on leading him away. Before he allowed me to do so however, Quilty inclined his head a quarter of an inch in stiff but polite deference to the figure he’d been addressing. Then, as we moved off he muttered, Goddamn stuffed shirt. Quilty’s asides could normally be heard ten feet away and this was no exception, but of course he had no idea he’d been talking to a wooden image of a traditional waiter - a gaudy object of glitz Pierre had recently installed to advertise the daily specials.

      As we slowly proceeded toward our table it took some effort to prevent my companion from colliding into patrons already seated. Each looked up with intolerant frowns, though the expression quickly changed once they clapped eyes upon him - shock, awe, and downright wonder.

      Sighing contentedly when at last I had him seated in the chair Pierre had had specially made for him, at a table held in exclusive reserve, Quilty gave me the line about being incapacitated by failing eyesight. I looked about and saw our position afforded not only a wonderful view of the other patrons, but also of the outside world, all wasted now on my friend.

      Sharing a meal with Quilty was not for those of a temperate nature. As you might imagine he dined on a grand scale. Food and wine were his great love and he indulged his passion in a manner that shocked many people who adhered to today’s more healthy and abstemious ways. It was also tacitly understood that when Quilty asked you to share a meal you let him do all the ordering, and I had no intention of breaking with this precedent. So when he ordered a Kir Royale, I did too. Wise choice, he told me, Champagne’s effervescence enlivens the palate.

      Quilty, with the aid of a monocle, was to some degree able to focus on his surroundings; he now put this classic object in place and surveyed the bill of fare. As his eye scanned the pages his lips moved unconsciously, already savouring the flavours on offer. I held my menu in front of me, but really I was observing him, awaiting the master’s choice. Our drinks arrived at this point, a small plate of appetizers accompanying them. Quilty stopped what he was doing and gave the dish an evil stare. What are these? he roared. I didn’t order them, take them away.

      The waiter was no fool and wasn’t about to argue, or worse, try explaining they were complimentary, he simply whisked the offending items from view as Quilty proceeded to order a selection of hors d'oeuvres to his taste. The only name I was able to catch was Canapes aux Crevettes – which turned out to be rounds of toast topped with a decoratively piped mixture of pounded buttery shrimps, crowned with a circle of

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