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| Jackie did her "time" on the floor
of some of New York's better dining establishments. She'd never
call it her finest hour, but it paid the bills. |
"Waitressing. Hiss. Snarl. Boo — 12 years
later, I still have the nightmares. Don't get me wrong, it's
a very necessary profession and there are people who do it
very well, it just wasn't for me. I've never had great things
to say about my experience except that it paid for two very
important things, singing lessons and FOOD!!! I traveled to
eat."
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| Culinary adventuring took Jackie
around the U.S. and Europe. Every new city would find her in
the restaurants, grocery stores, bakeries, food shops, etc.—
anywhere there was eating to be done. |
"I remember the first time I went to Fauchon in Paris.
One word: AMAZING!!! All the beautiful food in the windows.
Little works of art. When I needed kidney beans to make
a pot of chili con carne for my French friends, Fauchon
was the only place that sold them. The saleswoman wrapped
each can in Fauchon paper before putting it in the shopping
bags. Outrageous. Overpriced. But totally worth it."
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| Jackie ate her way around, following
her tongue, literally sucking down the culture. |
"Sightseeing actually aids digestion. Museums are
where you go to kill time till you get hungry again. That's
after you've exhausted all the house tours, the restaurant
window shopping, spying in cafes, watching the natives eat,
grocery stores and, of course, the markets. Give me a great
market — stalls bursting with fantastic produce, deli
counters teeming with unusual preserved goodies, and I'm in
heaven — even the canned goods are exciting when you're
in a foreign country. New worlds of fantastic food possibilities!
You always see things you've never seen before. I do have
to draw the line in certain countries. I'm no Anthony Bourdain.
Some Asian markets get a little too graphic for me."
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