> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Franklin" > Subject: Re: question for the brits American to English translation > > >> On 2010-03-23 19:49, William Robb wrote: >> >>> If you are going with the intention of insulting the chef, stay home. >> >> I don't go anywhere with the intention of insulting anyone. However, if I >> go into a restaurant, of whatever fare or cost, and they offer me a menu. >> I'll order from the menu. If they ask me how "well" to cook it, I expect >> them to comply. If they're not going to comply, don't ask. Instead, mark >> the menu to tell me what to expect. But if you go out of your way to ask, >> then berate me because you don't like my response, you're an asshole. > > It's a two way street. In my experience, it was more often the customers who > were assholes than the cooks. > Most of the chefs that I worked with wanted to send out food that was edible, > and felt that a steak cooked past medium well was a waste of good food. > See my previous post about the vagaries of well done. > > William Robb >
I occasionally dine at decent mid-to-upper quality restaurants. I think that even food cooked as the chef deems appropriate is still a waste of good food when served e.g. to drunken slobs paying more attention to their buddies than to the food they are wolfing down. Like any artist, chef's cannot expect the unwashed masses to understand the nuances of their art. And like any commercial artist they need to get over it and serve what the customer wants, and then treasure the occasional diner who understands and appreciates their work. stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
