When Sean Penn's hungry, the French panic

The Cannes Film Festival begins today and runs, basically, forever -- or that's what it can feel like, which is why I wake up every morning channeling Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz." However, Variety's film festivals editor Mike Jones isn't such a cynical wretch (it's his first Cannes); nor is he a dummy, since he managed to score a seat at the Palm D'Or chef's table on his first night in Cannes. From The Circuit:

While Sean Penn and company dined upstairs at the Palm D'Or restaurant, The Circuit was treated to the same dinner, though in the kitchen. Clearly the best table in the house, we had a front row seat to all fashion of kitchen drama, as Chef Christian Sinicropic barked orders to his frantic staff. "Hurry!  Hurry! Three minutes!"  If anyone was a few milliseconds late with sauce or plates, he pounced on them.

Palm D'Or chef Christian Sinicropic. [photo: Olivia Hemaratanatorn]

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