Chef Carmen at our house for our last night

We all got along so well with Chef Carmen at our cooking class that when we asked her for recommendations for someone to come over to our house to cook for our last evening in town, she immediately offered her services. She brought along her good friend Linda, and we had a fantastic last evening in the Amalfi region.

Chef Carmen busy in our kitchen while her friend Linda is chatting with Michael P.

Alan and Dorcas worked hard during the day writing their own version of Bizet's Carmen.

Alan and Dorcas performing their own version of Carmen for our Chef Carmen.

She loved it!

Eating another fabulous meal, this time prepared by Chef Carmen and her friend Linda, at our own place. Fantastic!

And here are the lyrics for "Ode to Carmen" composed and performed by Alan and Dorcas.

Ode to Carmen

(to the tune of L'amour est un oiseau rebelle from the Bizet opera "Carmen")
for a refresher, here's a version of the song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2snTkaD64U
the relevant melody starts at about the 0:55 sec mark.

Now in Sorrento, there is a cook

We know her from the lessons that we took

She is a chef "extraordinaire"

A ball of fire with dark eyes and hair

We had a class, a four-course meal

The many tastes provided such appeal

Right from the start we loved her style

Throughout the class we couldn't help but smile

There are four kids in her family

She calls the others "strange genetically"

She loves her food, especially cheese

And if it's smelly, it is sure to please

Unlike her men – she's found no mate

Until she finds her match she'll have to wait

Till she can find someone as strong

As she appears to have been all along

We know her cooking school will thrive

With her experience and with her drive

People, they come from far and wide

To spend a few hours by her side

And oh the food - such taste divine

There's not a place that offers food so fine

The fresh ingredients have such taste

So not a morsel of our meal went to waste

And so tonight, we'll have a treat

Chef Carmen comes and cooks us food to eat

A sumptuous feast, 'twill be, no doubt

A meal for years that we will talk about

"Buona fortuna" has been grand

At all the places where she's lent a hand

So "Grazie mille" we must say

For the adventures Carmen's sent our way

Mario