The Guests
Photos by Simon Courchel
Episode 4 and finale of Lucien Chef Ambition at La Maison Paisible: The Guests.
It's 11.30am on the opening day: we are ready to welcome the residents of nursing home and special guests for the opening luncheon.
Tiphanie Romain, Stephane Ibars, Camille Nauffray are warmly greeting everyone, and after the traditional speeches, guests are discovering the arts installations all over the buildind. At 12.30pm, it's time to the banquet. Nurses are escorting the residents, guests are mingling, press is interviewing, Madame Gasser is wintouring, Ariane Ascaride is staring, Fanny and Pierre are gossiping, Thierry and Laure are elderlying, Lili is listening, Sophie is omygoding, Mohamed El Khatib and François Quintin are devouring Chantilly and all together, sitting at the same table, we are enjoying this unique moment.
I finally can take a second, to observe and enjoy such an accomplishment under the kindly watch of one the resident.
At the end, Madame Lambert, the famous resident who usually argues about everything, called me: "He, l'Americaing, bon il n'y avait pas de vin mais c'était bien". From her it worth all the compliments on earth.
