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At The O2 , North Greenwich * Book tickets now at www.britishmusicexperience.com/Eurostar 0844 847 1761 Ticketmaster 0870 264 3333 SEE * Last entry 18.30
Photograph: Kate Peters — INSIDER — my inspiration Christian Laval, restaurant director at the Dorchester’s Michelin-starred Alain Ducasse, gets three stars for charm I wasn’t doing well at school so my father ordered me to fi nd a job. I’d done summer work as a commis chef on the Riviera and loved the contact with people, so I knocked at the door of the four-star Hotel de la Ville and the rest is history. I’ve been with Monsieur Ducasse for 25 years now and his attention to detail is still an inspiration. Here you can’t make any mistakes: it’s easier to lose the third star than to earn it. But my style is not stuffy; as I greet guests I put them at ease. Some have been following me since the 1980s, so I’ll enquire about the family, compliment outfi ts (“I love your hat, Mrs T”). This contact with people is my daily passion, but so is my team. Before service, we work on menus and go through the book to see who’s coming. Recently we had a proposal at the Table Lumière and the man came in fi rst to check all the details. It was the biggest evening of his life, so for a couple of hours I became like a friend. I’m someone to count on; when not taking orders I ensure no table waits too long and, if needed, step in. At the end of the meal, I escort guests out of the restaurant and hand them their parting treat: a box of orange cakes called Chamonix. Clodagh Kinsella mon inspiration Le directeur de salle du restaurant Alain Ducasse au Dorchester exsude un charme trois étoiles // JE N’ÉTAIS pas très doué à l’école, alors mon père m’a ordonné de trouver un travail. Ayant eu un boulot d’été comme commis sur la Riviera, j’ai frappé à la porte d’un quatre étoile, l’Hôtel de la Ville, et voilà ! Cela fait 25 ans que je suis avec M. Ducasse et son sens du détail m’inspire toujours. Ici, les erreurs ne sont pas de mise : il est plus facile de perdre sa troisième étoile que de la gagner. Mais mon style n’est pas guindé, je mets les gens à l’aise. Certains viennent depuis les années 1980, alors je demande des nouvelles de leur famille, je fais des compliments sur leur tenue… Avant le service, on travaille les menus et les réservations pour voir qui va venir. Récemment nous avons eu une demande en mariage à la Table Lumière, et le fi ancé est venu vérifi er les préparatifs. C’était le moment le plus important de sa vie et, pour quelques heures, je suis devenu son ami. Quand je ne prends pas les commandes, je m’assure qu’aucune table n’attend trop longtemps en donnant un coup de main. À la fi n du repas, j’accompagne les convives et je leur donne un petit cadeau d’adieu : une boîte de gâteaux à l’orange Le Chamonix. METROPOLITAN 29
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