“You are going to meet David Rocco? You know nothing of cooking. Why did they call you? They should have called me. I watch all his shows regularly and would have loved to meet him. He is so good!”
That my friends, was an excerpt of a conversation I was having with my mum the day I got an invite to meet best-selling author, celebrity chef and host of two internationally syndicated television series, David Rocco. ITC Sonar, Kolkata is partnering with David for Season 2 of ‘Dolce India‘ and he was here last week to shoot a couple of episodes for the show and a ‘Meet and Dine with Chef Mayank and David Rocco‘ special event. And that is why I got to meet this very charming, very cool and very good looking man.
When I first met David, I could not help but share with him what my mum said and do you know what he said? He said, “Call up your mum. I want to talk to her. Just don’t say anything and hand over the phone”. And can you believe that my mum at that very moment chose to go for a shower leaving her phone behind! I must have called about 10 times without getting a reply! And by the time, the lady saw the missed calls, it was too late. Fate you see. It was just not in her destiny 🙁