A vida no Palácio dos Elíseos (2)
08/10/13 13:17
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“Chegar de manhãzinha aos Elíseos para começar um dia de trabalho nunca foi para mim uma banalidade. Passar sob os arcos da entrada sob o olhar desconfiado dos guardas – que logo deixaram de ser desconhecidos uniformizados para mim – , me dava, desde o começo a sensação de uma segurança amável.
A pequena cozinha onde eu trabalhava, fica no subsolo da ala esquerda do Palácio, do lado oposto à cozinha mais importante. Instalada num bom e grande espaço, sob a escada de serviço dos apartamentos particulares, em volta de um magnífico fogão , que data provavelmente do começo do século a imaginar pelo funcionamento fraco de seus fornos. Ao lado um soberbo forno ultra moderno a vapor, um pequeno forno elétrico profissional, uma enorme geladeira, e uma mesa comprida de inox são as peças principais do lugar.
Um cozinheiro está lá há dois ou três anos. Nunca me disseram se vou substituí-lo ou se devo colaborar com ele. Tenho com auxiliar um menino brilhante, filho de um grande pâtissier que executa muito bem tudo que lhe peço.
Para chegar à cozinha….. tenho que passar pelos corredores dos salões. Calmos e desertos, cheios de flores frescas a cada dia, abertos para jardins cheios de paz……………
Para minha primeira experiência na cozinha, eu estava um pouco intimidada e nervosa. O maître d´hotel pede que o Serviço Particular me anuncie que nesta manhã será minha vez, devo fazer minhas provas. Tenho duas horas para as provas. ……….
Não sei muita coisa desse lugar tão hierarquizado. Ainda não tenho a liberdade de fazer as compras.. Sei, porque alguém me disse, que a minha presença foi decidida pelo Presidente, o que é uma surpresa para todos……….
Na geladeira, encontro um salmão, um repolho, meu pote de gordura de ganso que me segue por onde vou e um pedaço de presunto cru.
Farei um repolho verde recheado de salmão, talvez de panela… talvez com pequenos torresmos… O preparo é feito sem dificuldade, até o momento de enrolar o repolho num pano fino. Surpresa, não existe um pano fino nas cozinhas. (Vai até a casa dela correndo e pega um paninho antigo, com iniciais, bordado pela avó.)
Bem, o presidente amou! Aprenderei depressa a interpretar os silêncios ou os pequenos comentários que me serão fielmente transmitidos. Percebo que o pessoal é muito profissional e que conhecem bem o presidente.
Sempre me perguntam como é que fui parar na cozinha do presidente. Olha, de verdade, nem sei, mas a única certeza é que não cheguei lá sozinha, foi preciso que minhas mães me levassem até lá
Uns quinze dias depois de minha chegada, encontro a porta de serviço fechada….. Abro a primeira porta que vejo e caio em cima… do Presidente François Mitterrand!
Muito envergonhada, pois não estou no meu lugar, me apresento, “Bom dia, senhor Presidente, sou a cozinheira nova.
Ele me dá as boas vindas……….
O presidente quer me ver dois dias mais tarde. Numa biblioteca, acolhedora, uma grande lareira …
Eu havia feito naquele dia um coelho e só soube depois que não é um de seus pratos preferidos. Mas ele conversa sobre a terra de Périgord….. Digo do meu prazer de estar lá, peço ordens e ele me dá carta branca. Conversamos sobre omeletes. Uma coisa mais ou menos assim
_Se você fizer para mim a comida de minha avó, vou ficar satisfeito
-Vai ser difícil, Presidente. Ninguém consegue cozinhar com uma avó querida. Vou tentar
(No dia seguinte perguntam a ela como pôde conversar 50 minutos com o presidente quando certos chefes de Estado não conseguem mais de dez minutos e ela responde que ele acha as cozinheiras mais importantes do que os chefes de Estado.)
“Sei exatamente o que o presidente quer. Não é absolutamente um exercício de estilo e técnica. Estou naquele lugar para mostrar o que há de melhor na vida rural francesa. Sempre fui feroz defensora dos produtos franceses. Depois de encontrar um ingrediente perfeito, faço o melhor que sei e não é raro que o presidente queira saber quem foi o fornecedor e o agradece pessoalmente. Nos Elíseos me convenci que o ingrediente perfeito passa pelas relações humanas. …
A elaboração do cardápio é geralmente minha. Mas de vez em quando o telefone toca. _” Bom dia, Madame, aqui é François Mitterrand, Tenho seis convidados , amigos, amanhã par a o almoço. O que a senhora tem a propor? ”
Na hora as ideias somem, o que fazer para deixar todo mundo de bom humor? Quase sempre acerto. Gosto de desafios.”
E quem quiser saber mais que compre o livro.
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