GWYNETH WINS SAHELIAN SYMPATHY This is the second time that Hollywood actress, lifestyle expert and cooking mentor Gwyneth Paltrow has brought Burkina Faso to a virtual standstill. In 1995, in what is remembered as “dead head in a box day”, the authorities had to put out a live broadcast pointing out that “Seven” was a film and Gwyneth had not had her cut off by Kevin Spacey. Brad Pitt was later declared an enemy of the people for abandoning Gwyneth and marrying Jennifer Aniston. Paltrow has a huge following amongst the Malian refugee community. “I called my daughter ‘Apple’ to be like Gwyneth”, sobbed Fatou from Timbuktu, although her daughter secretly confided that she hated the name. “At least they didn’t call my brother ‘banana’”. In most bookshops in Ougadougou, you can find both copies of Gwyneth’s favourite recipes and best-known sayings. But not everyone is convinced that Gwyneth gets it right all the time. Mamadou had underlined in red ink Gwyneths’s views on the sun. “We’re human beings and the sun is the sun—how can it be bad for you? I don’t think anything that’s natural can be bad for you.” He pointed out that too much sun might not be good. “What if there is a drought and all your family and livestock die?” But Fatou spoke reverentially of Gwyneth’s potato soup recipe. “If only I could get hold of some cilantro”, she said.”Or some chipotle in adabo. The UNHCR never thinks of things like this”. As she wiped away another tear, Fatou wished Gwyneth all the best for the next chapter of her life. “Forgive me for crying”, she sad. “As Gwyneth told us: “every teardrop is a waterfall”. Now you must leave me as I am off to prepare the Paltrow recipe for lamb tagine with squash and chickpeas”.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 22:34:26 +0000
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