November 17, 2009
Warren Pears & Rock n' Roll
OK, I’ll admit it right off. In 8 months cooking for the Rolling Stones on a tour of America, through every major city including stadiums, arenas and clubs, I never once saw Mick, Keith, Ron or Charlie eat a pear. Mushy peas, bangers and mash, steak and kidney pie, bacon and butter sandwiches, yes. Pears or fruit in general, no. And as long as I’m starting out with a confession I’ll also admit I wasn’t THE chef for the Stones. I cooked white fish and rice for Mick, made Sheppard’s Pie for Keith, a salad or two for Charlie and opened at least one pack Camels for Ron but there were nearly a dozen of us pumping out food for the band, the wanna-bes, hangers-on and the 15-20 friends we would sneak back stage each show to add to the festivities.