There were many delicacies to eat and taste during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
(CLARKSDALE, Mississippi)
Talented Rachel Bush attended FRENCH NIGHT on Saturday, January 8, 2011. Rachel is a Junior at Delta State University and is working on her graphics major as well as a minor in photography. The “Back of the House” was Rachel’s primary focus for the special night. To see more photographs from the night that were taken by gifted Mississippi photographer Langdon Clay, feel free to peruse our previous post about this unique event in the heart of the Mississippi Delta in Clarksdale.
There are some additional photographs below which were submitted by Callie Riddell, a recent Le Cordon Bleu graduate, who is currently serving a Chef Internship in the Kitchen.
Enjoy!
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- Chefs in the Madidi Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chefs on the back line during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chefs Romain Foubert from Avignon, France and Samantha Shelton from Portland, OR during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Preliminary plating of the Amuse Bouche by Chef Samantha Shelton of Portland, OR during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Samantha Shelton from Portland, OR as she continues plating her Amuse Bouche during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Samantha Shelton’s plate waiting for the last touches during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Shelton finishes her plates during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Tom Ramsey’s dish waiting for the hot lemongrass broth to be added. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Madidi Executive Chef Levi Minyard’s course ready to be consumed. Chefs busy in background. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Madidi Executive Chef Levi Minyard busy plating his course during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Levi’s dish…Foie Gras Torchon, Sauterne and Green Tomato Jelly, Shaved Truffles. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Avignon, France Chef Romain Foubert’s delectable offering during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Chef Levi watching the chefs with great intensity and anticipation during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- More action in the Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Executive Chef Dan Blumenthal’s creation…some plates waiting for sauce. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Parlor Market Executive Chef Craig Noone busy at work in the Kitchen creating his dish during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Parlor Market Sous Chef Jesse Houston busy at work during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Every chef pitched in to help on the plating of every course. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- More activity in the Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- An ingredient waiting for plating for King Edward Hotel Executive Chef Nick Wallace’s course. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Plating of Executive Chef Nick Wallace’s dish. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- King Edward Hotel Executive Chef Nick Wallace’s finished plate. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- A tray of the Macaroons for the Dessert. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Avignon, France Philippe Gelfi’s finished dessert. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Waiting to be delivered to the Guests of FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- A surprise of treats for Guests of FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI as the finale. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Madidi Executive Chef Levi Minyard and Portland, OR Chef Samantha Shelton watching, directing and helping in the Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- There were many delicasies to eat and taste during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Rachel Bush.
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- Kitchen Action during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Kitchen Action during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Executive Chef Dan Blumenthal in the Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- The fires were burnin’ in the Kitchen during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Chef Samantha Shelton plating her dish during FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- It takes a group effort among chefs to pull off something magical like FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Smiling Chef Samantha…almost done with her dish for FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Beautiful and delicious and specila food at FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Avignon, France Chef Romain showing Chef Samantha how to plate his dish for FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Executive Chef Dan Blumnethal’s beautiful dish for FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Madidi Executive Chef Levi Minyard creating perfection on FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
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- Avignon, France Chef Philippe Gelfi created spectacularly delicious macaroons for FRENCH NIGHT MADIDI. Photo by Callie Riddell.
We highly encourage comments!
What a lovely cuisine!!! I simply must eat out at Madidi!!! I have so many reasons for wanting to eat at that fabulous restaurant! Not only for the wonderful food, but I am a huge fan of Bill Luckett, who WILL become our next Governor of Mississippi!!!! He is not a career politician, but, I, as are so many of my friends, are well aware that he is a businessman and an attorney. He is a wonderful family man as well. Bill seeks to move our State forward, in an effort to raise it up out of the very last in just about everything! That includes giving Mississippi workers a respectable wage/salary. Believe me, I am all for that because in the years before the casinos of the Mississippi Gulf Coast were ever thought of, much less erected, as a single mother one one daughter, I had to leave my home in Gulfport, and move us to New Orleans so that I could try to get ahead relative to a descent quality of living for both of us! In so doing, I had to leave my elderly mother, and I didn’t want to have to make such a choice as I ultimately had to make. That’s why I am so strongly for better wages for Mississippi workers.
I eagerly await your arrival, Kathryn, to Madidi and Clarksdale. Bill was in the restaurant for dinner with Morgan last night and we enjoyed visiting about you and your enthusiastic comments on The Delta Bohemian and on Facebook. Bill appreciates your support and your willingness to tell others about his campaign.
See you soon!
Wonderful to see all the activity in the kitchen on French Night at Madidi’s last month. I understand better on how all that wonderful & unique cuisine made it to our tables so efficiently. These “behind the scenes photos” are Great!