Chefs are often wary of souffles - but an Aussie chef may owe his life to one.
On Friday night, the in-house chef at Australia's embassy in Paris had been planning to go out and catch some music - at the Bataclan concert hall. But instead he was ordered to come into the embassy and prepare a meal for the ambassador and guests: roast chicken with salsify and spinach, and a black pepper souffle. 
"Had he not been here, he said to me, he would have been there in the theatre and potentially a victim," ambassador Stephen Brady told Fairfax, describing how the embassy swung into action in response to Friday night's terror attack that left at least 132 dead, including at least 89 at the Bataclan.
"That's the randomness of life. He was shaken up, he's the father of a seven-month-old baby and has a French girlfriend," Mr Brady said.
Mr Brady said one of his first jobs when he heard news of the attack was to ensure the safety of embassy staff, and their families.
He saw the initial reports on television and "it was clear within minutes that this was something that was going to evolve into a much bigger, more tragic incident," Mr Brady said.
He immediately informed Canberra and formed a "core group" to be on alert for what it could mean for Australia.
"Once [the location of the attacks] had been identified as the 10th and 11th arrondissements [districts], we were instantly aware that Australians could be in the area.
"In a city like this there are likely to be thousands of Australians at any one time. We were lucky that it wasn't peak season. But nonetheless when there's an attack in Paris the presumption that I work on is that Australians could be involved."
Following protocol, the embassy alerted a consular crisis group at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Canberra. They then set up a 24-hour work roster for the coming days.
Those on duty started calling every Paris hospital they knew of, asking if any Australians had been admitted. "By this stage all you could hear from [the embassy] were the ambulances," Mr Brady said. "It was a night of sirens."
Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop was in touch twice during the night, and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also called from Germany for an update.
At around 2am the news came of an Australian hospitalised with a gunshot wound.
The ambassador and staff supported the family of the injured Emma Parkinson, regularly contacting her family with updates, and the ambassador was at her bedside when she emerged from surgery on Saturday afternoon.