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SATURDAY,
"I HAVE
FED THE
GREAT"
MEMORIES OF A
MASTER
PIETRO, FAMED
CHEF
By HIMSELF
Maitro de restaurant! Serving the great in the greatest hotels of the greatest elties in the world: bowing-before-Royalty in London, Paria, New York, Berlin, Monte Carlo-that's my life!
They have sometimes asked my advice, these famous ones. Sarah Bernhardt once cried in my arms. Rasputin, gave me a cigarette caso. I have smiled over Royal lovers- and consoled the mighty when they were depressed. I have even at- tained the honour of envy on the part of other restaurant managers.
For the past 30 years my patrons have drunk to main accordance with a custom that seems to have been passed down and widely eir culated.
"Pietro? Oh yes. You must drink his health when you see him. Prince So-and-so diu ao!"
Such are the words that musi nurely be handed round. I almost hesitate to reveal that they have their true origin in the ex-Kaiser.
It was in the pre-war years in Borlin, when I was a waiter in the now vanished Domgarten. The Kaiser was there in a very good mood, and nssisted the maitre to -wait on him.
At the conclusion of the meal, the Kaiser was so plensed that he called me forward and drank my health. Then he made me drink his.
From that time onward I was famous. The news went round that the Kaiser had pledged my health, an hotel proprietor offered me a responsible position in his restaurant, and so I find myself where I am to-day.
TWO BAD PROPHETS
I had another experience with Lise Katser during the war years, nt the time of his now famous
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fleeting visit to Monte Carlo. 1 "Ah!" said Wilhelm. "I always waited upon him at table, and re- have been a power, and I always late Lord Haldane, who had a An equally bad prophet was the minded him of how ha lind toasted will be a power 1 enn make men curious litle habit. Whenever me, pointing out the good results or mar them. You sect" to myself that had been brought Two
his lordship was coming to my about.
years later there came restaurant a servant would belo news of his abdleation.
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