I'm not really big on reunions (except the Island Holidays one we had in November which was really enjoyable). The thought of going to a school reunion fills me with horror and I have turned down such invitations with alacrity - leaving school was the happiest day of my life! So you may be surprised that I went off to a reunion last night!
As some of you may know, I spent a large part of my life as a PR consultant specialising in tourism, country house hotels and top class restaurants - nice work if you can get it! I was privileged is representing some of the best in Scotland, not least a wonderful restaurant in Perth called "Let's Eat". After about 12 years the owners decided to quit while they were ahead - it's a hugely demanding business and utterly exhausting. Another top class chef took over but it's not the same.
Meanwhile, the original sous chef who later went on to cook with Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles before returning as Head Chef at Let's Eat Again (a sister venture of the original Let's Eat). Since then he's moved on and now runs 63 Tay Street, also in Perth. And that's where we had a reunion of many of the folk who had worked in Let's Eat as chefs, waiters, book-keepers, kitchen porters and - yes - PR person. What fun. Graeme (of 63 Tay Street) cooked us a lovely dinner and much fun and laughter ensued. It was good to see everyone and remember such a happy interlude in my business and personal life.
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