This night was kind of hilarious. First we rushed out at 5:30pm to get to this class at David's apartment which started at 6. We got lost after getting off the metro as this was uncharted territory, it was dark and raining, which also didn't help. We tried a few wrong apartments and finally got to David's at 6:05 which actually was too early. He was just getting out of the shower and his class started at 7, not 6. So we said, no problem, we will head out and grab a drink. He said, "No, you will have plenty here, do not have a drink and come back in 15 minutes, that's all I need" We felt awful for being early and especially since now he would feel rushed. We though, ok, no problem, noticed a cute wine bar next door on our way up and despite his instructions decided grabbing a champagne couldn't hurt. Wrong. We went into this nice wine bar and asked for champagne, she said "Yes, we have that, but only for take away, this is a wine shop and we don't have a license to serve here". Needless to say, there were 2 lovely people at their bar sipping something delicious taunting our watering mouths. Great. So we headed out into the rainstorm to find somewhere else to hang for a few before we could go back. It was Sunday, mind you, and seriously nothing is open here in Paris. We ventured up the street and found a happenin' cafe, probably because it was the only one open and we ordered hot chocolates and a side of fries. Random but killer, hit the spot.
Anyways, headed back to our wine class. I had no idea what to expect. Getting there was a challenge and being out in the rain and cold was the last thing I was in the mood for. The gorgeous and warm apartment with my book sounded way better at the time. It was down a dark alley, hallways were pitch black on our way up to the apartment and to be honest, I felt like it was not going to be worth it. I hate it when I am wrong and boy was this one of those moments. We had a blast. Met 3 great people, David from LA, and Maria from Portugal, and of course, David in Paris. He served us 6 fantastic wines paired with decadent cheeses and other various french delicacies like goose pate, rabbit and a duck mouse which went perfect with the wines. I had died and gone to wine and food snob heaven. Seriously, for 4 hours we talked about food, wine, restaurants and museums and I couldn't get enough. Kind of how I feel about Paris. Here is a pic that I took at the end of the night with David, the instructor at the front, Maria and David on the right in the back. When asked if David would teach a class to a famous chef in New York and his 9 closest family members on Christmas Eve and money was no object, he said, "No, I like Christmas Eve, its fun.... money isn't everything you know."
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Love it and I seriously love Paris, wine and food even more after tonight!
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