Episode 25 - Obviously‘Le Negresco Hotel’, Nice, France, 27 December
I send the chambermaid away and get ready for diner. As it turns out, lunch I have missed already. Suddenly, I feel like going somewhere chic, a gourmet establishment of some sort with white crisp table clothes, polished silver wear, menus bursting a variety of French delicacies, and accommodating staff. Inspired by the painted image, I think of an appropriate place - Le Chantecler restaurant in the opulently elegant ‘Le Negresco Hotel’.
I don't have a reservation, but it doesn't discourage me. I call for a taxi and go downstairs. The hotel is just a fifteen-minute walk away but tonight I'm in the mood for a bit of indulgence.
At the entrance to the restaurant, a headwaiter greets me. A sound of clinking and clatteri
