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Guillaume is the head chef at Guillaume at Bennelong located in the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia.

What would be your last meal on earth?

Definitely a multicourse feast, starting with oysters and caviar, followed by some foie gras, then a nice piece of rib eye, and lastly some fromage.

What would the setting be?

At home. As a chef, I’m home too little, so it is always a great luxury to be in my house, seated in my favorite wingback chair, with my children bouncing and playing around me.

What would you drink with your meal?

I would begin with a couple of Crown Lagers; living in Australia for the last twelve years has made me appreciate Aussie beer. I would then open a bottle of 2000 Domaine Romanée-Conti Le Montrachet, followed by a bottle of 1961 Château Latour, and – I’m assuming there will be no hangover tomorrow – finish off with a single-malt whiskey.

Would there be music?

I love opera.   I’d like to hear my favorite of all time, Verdi’s “La Traviata.”

Who would be your dining companions?

My family. I have three daughters, aged one, four, and seven, and am very close to all my family in France. We’re a very Latin bunch, so it would involve lots of talking, hugging, tears, and laughter.

Who would prepare the meal?

Definitely me. My wife has cooked only once for me, and it was when I had a raging fever and was too sick to set foot in the kitchen. That meal was nearly my last!

September 6th, 2011 12:00 pm Tweet

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