（邁克爾·傑克遜中國網 by caelian 2008年8月28日）
在一個訪談節目中Remi講述了她為Michael Jackson工作時的事情。
《Brazzil》：您與Quincy Jones有一段特殊的關系，他怎麼成為您的大粉絲的？
Remi：實際上，那時我幾乎為所有銀幕上的大明星和音樂人都烹飪過。有一餐是我在為一些其他音樂人做菜時，席間遇到Quincy，他極愛我的手藝，然後問道，他是否能來這裏商談要事。他告訴我他想當Michael Jackson的音樂製作人，但每次他邀請Michael到家裏做客的時候，Michael從來不在他家吃飯——能不能讓Michael嘗嘗我的手藝？他說Michael是個素食者，對吃進嘴裏的東西簡直挑剔到錙銖必較。我說：試試看吧。
我去了Quincy的家，第一次看到Michael。我把他喚到一旁，說道：“讓我為你做些特殊菜式吧，我知道如何做出健康地道的巴西美食，完全純天然，純綠色，你肯定中意。”他同意了。我做了一些黑豆，羽衣甘藍，farofa（吐司，幹木薯粉）還有一些其他的菜品。他把四大碟完全吃個精光！
Quincy一晚上都在親我，從那時起，他就叫我每晚為他烹飪。
《Brazzil》：給我講講你跟隨Michael Jackson的“顫栗”巡演的經歷吧。
Remi：噢，那是另一段令人驚異的故事。我當時住在洛杉磯西部的一個小公寓裏——接到一個電話，電話裏的人叫我往外看。他說：“看到一輛豪華轎車了吧？進去，快！”我說這可不行，我正照顧一個同街的人，不能離開他。他們說他們會馬上派人來替我照看他，只求我上車。我告訴他們我身上好臟需要換衣服——他們可不在意。最後，當接替我照料客人的人來到時，我同意了。我被帶到貝弗利山莊的一所大別墅內，直直被送到頂層閣樓。是個非常奢華的地方。
辦公桌後的男人一邊遞給我機票一邊說道：“你現在趕去機場。這是你的機票。”我問他這到底怎麼回事？他解釋道Michael Jackson正胃痛，特別要求我在顫栗巡演中擔任他的“特別營養顧問”。他胃痛的厲害，說除非我能來做私家菜給他，否則絕不登臺。搞的大家都很緊張，他們說如果取消演出的話會損失上百萬美金。我必須馬上去。
我告訴他們不成，只能在早上去。大家爭論了半天，他們同意讓我回家，然後每天早晨來接我到阿拉巴馬州的伯明罕。巡演期間我和Michael以及他的家人共處了8個星期，非常不可思議的經歷，我會永遠記得。
《Brazzil》：你和Michael成為朋友了嗎？
Remi：是的，我們成了好朋友，之後又有很多次會面。他的頭發起火那時，我在醫院探望過他，有時在頒獎禮或者派對上也會見到。
《Brazzil》：他們不叫你“Michael Jackson的廚師”，他們稱你為他的“營養專家”，是不是？
Remi：是的。我第一次到美國的時候，我開始向其他廚師學習菜肴烹飪的健康與否。在巴西我們並不擔心食材的使用，也不擔心別人是否由於飲食而造成疾病。那是當地的生活方式。但是在美國，人們很在意食物的攝入，我必須很快學習很多東西。某一方面來說，我是藝術家，同時也是大廚。我學會擁有一種“對人之大愛”。我開始關心顧客胃痛並非由於食材不新鮮——而我通常使用完全新鮮的食材——我更在乎他們本身的體質。我開始在傳統巴西美食豆子燉肉大餐（Feijoada）裏更換其他肉類，並開始製作很多素食。
對於我來說這樣子新鮮的烹飪方法很有趣，因為最終我關心菜肴的口味。我明白了食物不僅僅是意味著豐富的味蕾之旅，更意味著營養和健康。
我知道我肯定成功了，因為Michael Jackson常吃我的菜肴，而且他對食物的攝入非常非常挑剔。但是因為Michael這麼大牌，我在顫栗的全球巡演中花了不少心思，因為人們稱呼我為他的“營養專家”。最終，在巡演期間，我止住了他的胃痛，而且他的身體對於我的菜肴沒有任何問題。
巴西的O Globo電視臺在Fantastico脫口秀為我作為Michael Jackson的“營養專家”做了一個專題節目。一家日本雜志也做了一個Michael Jackson的“營養專家”的報道。我揣測我對於他們並非一個廚師，而是一位“營養專家”。但是今天，我感覺廚師的一部分即是“營養學家”。
《Brazzil》：對於你的墨西哥辣醬還有段淵源呢，和Quincy Jones在麥迪遜花園廣場，Michael Jackson的顫栗巡演的時候，說說這個。
Remi：嗯，Quincy Jones愛極我的墨西哥辣醬。Quincy初試辣醬並為之著魔是在西德尼在波伊蒂爾的家裏。有一次在麥迪遜花園廣場我剛把MJ的特別茶品準備完畢，並放在後臺供他飲場。當我弄完之後，我回到觀眾席等待演出。
突然之間。麥克風裏傳來很大一聲，觀眾的激情都起來了，嚷著“Michael，Michael”，又喊又叫。又突然，我從音響系統裏聽見了自己的名字“Remi，Remi!”。我一開始不信這是Quincy。“Remi，回來洛杉磯，沒有墨西哥辣醬了！”Quincy把辣醬吃光——在演出之前就沒了，他需要更多。他經常這樣子開玩笑。很有趣，我會永遠記得。
《Brazzil》：有一次我聽到Quincy Jones讓他的兄弟排成一排挨個親吻你的腳面，真有這回事嗎？
Remi：我永遠也不會忘記那件事。Jones家的男士們愛死我的廚藝，並讓自家妻子抄下菜譜。我甚至在電話裏口授食譜——從全美國各地區打來的電話。但他們說味道永遠也不及我親手做出的菜。有一天在Quincy家裏，他們又為吃到我的親手菜開心不已，結果Quincy走來對我說：“Remi，來一下，一定要出來一下。”所以我出去了，發現他的所有兄弟跪成一排等著我，都來吻我的腳。太有意思了，不過他們的態度很嚴肅。這幫傢伙真是膜拜我的廚藝，對甘蔗汁也同樣瘋狂——當他們喝幾杯caipirinhas（龍舌蘭酒兌甘蔗汁）下肚之後，非常風趣而友善，
《Brazzil》： 說說你為好萊塢那些人物烹飪過？
Remi：我為如此——如此多的人烹飪過。有一次我為Michael Jackson和Elizabeth Taylor單獨烹飪過。在MJ的家裏。這件事非常特殊。我為Oprah Winfrey、Paul McCartney、Eddie Murphy、Dick Van Dyke、Sugar Ray Leonard、Magic Johnson、Bill Cosby、Willie Nelson、Herb Albert——太多了，一一記不住。我曾經遇到過Gregory Peck和James Stewart在附近遛狗，我可以和他們交談並相識。他們是很棒的人。
《Brazzil》：今年你被巴西街嘉年華活動致敬。感覺如何？
Remi：實在、實在太棒了。巴西電視臺為我做了專題節目。一家日本雜志也同時做了報道。不過更多是因為Michael Jackson的緣故而並非由於我的廚藝。
編者按：當然不存在“顫栗巡演”，Remi在她的采訪中所指的很大可能是“勝利”巡演。
Chef Remi shares her memories of Michael
I met Quincy once at a dinner I cooked for some other musician. He loved my food and asked me if he could come and do something very important. He told me that he wanted to be Michael Jackson's producer but every time he invited Michael to his house, Michael would never eat. He asked me if he could get Michael to eat some of my food. He said that Michael was a vegetarian and very picky about what he ate. I said I would try.
I went to Quincy 's house and there I met Michael for the first time. I took him aside and told him, "Let me make you something very special. I know how to cook very healthy food from Brazil . All natural, all vegetarian. You will like it." He agreed. I made him some black beans, collard greens, farofa and some other things and he ate four plates full!
Quincy was kissing me all night long and from that time, he has called me many times to cook for him.
I was living in West Los Angeles in a small apartment when I got a phone call. The person on the phone asked me to look outside. He said: "See the limousine? Get in it, now!" I told him I could not because I was taking care of a person off the street and could not leave him. They said that they would send someone to look after the person right away and for me to get into the car. I told them I had to change my clothes because I was all dirty from cleaning. They didn't care. Finally I agreed when the man arrived to take care of my guest and I was taken to a big building in Beverly Hills and up to the very top penthouse. It was very luxurious.
The man on the other side of the desk handed me a ticket and said "you are going to the airport right now. Here is your ticket." I asked him why. He explained to me that Michael Jackson was having stomach aches and specifically requested me to be his "nutritionist" on the "Victory" tour. He was feeling sick to his stomach and refused to go on stage until they sent me to be his private cook. They were all very nervous. They said they were losing millions of dollars in canceled shows and I had to go right then.
I told them I could not and could
Here's a news article clipping that was published on June 30th 2009 ; it's not in English but I'm pretty sure it's related to, or a similar account, to the above post.
only go in the morning. After a lot of arguing, they agreed to let me go home and they picked me up early in the morning and I was off to Birmingham , Alabama .
news clipping source: http://www.donaremi.com/main/
And here's a short excerpt from http://wikibin.org/articles/dona-remy.html
"Through Quincy Remy met Michael Jackson during a dinner party. Michael and Remy hit if off right away as by this time Remy was a baptized and devout Jehovah’s Witness, a faith that Michael was keenly aware of through his mother Katherine. Through Remy’s friendship and business relationship with Michael she got to meet other high profile stars. People like Elizabeth Taylor, Yul Brynner and his wife along with Paul McCartney and many others. Remy was then hired to work as Michael Jackson’s nutritionist in 1981 and 1984 during the Triumph and Victory tours. After the tours were over Remy was still being called upon to cook for the Jackson ’s which she did with pleasure as she is very fond of them and has an enormous amount of respect for them."
picture source: http://www.donaremi.com/main/index.php?
Michael and I became friends and I saw him number of times after that. I visited him in the hospital when his hair caught on fire and I saw him once in a while at an award's show or party. I even cooked for Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor alone in Michael's house. That was very special.
--- Remy Vila Real
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