Tyler's Ultimate!

Last weekend, my girlfriend Nicole and I went down to Santana Row to check out one of her favorite American chef's, Tyler Florence. If you watch Food Network, I don't need to tell you who Tyler Florence is, but if you don't, he has hosted a few different shows on Food Network but now is primarily known for his show, Tyler's Ultimate. I've watched him several times before and also always like what he prepares. His cooking style is mainly contemporary American as well as Italian. That night he was doing a cooking demo in the courtyard and a book signing at Sir La Table. Nicole had already bought one of his newest cookbooks, Stirring the Pot, which she wanted signed. I was just there for the experience!

The cooking demo was cool, however I don't know how he really even saw much of what he was doing...the lighting they had set up for him was pretty weak. Needless to say, like any other professional, he made it look flawless. He prepared a filet mignon topped with a bordelaise sauce, along side a saute of mushrooms, brussel sprouts, bacon...mmmm.


After the demo, everyone headed over to Sir La Table to wait in line to get into the store, where he was doing the book signing. And oh did we wait, and wait... we waited for about an hour, in line, in the cold. Then when we got inside the store itself, we waited a little longer... but really, no big deal, it was our old pal Tyler, after all;)

I had never been to a book signing before, so this was interesting. I always wondered if they would ever have the nerve to call a, TIME OUT!, or better yet, SORRY, I'M DONE FOR THE DAY, because their hand cramped up. Signing book after book after book...and because there always has to be that one person who buys like 10 books and wants something different written in each one. I kid you not, that lady was right in front of us...hahah! But I swear she had like 15 books. Poor Tyler;)