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Originally Posted by LordEden
Most of the time, a sauce is made to order (unless you eat corporate). As stated by WK in his post, he is the chef, you are the fat fuckwad that thinks he knows better. This is what you say to a chef when you order his speical SOS (sauce on the side) that he came up with and made the sauce to bring out all the flavors of the dish; I know better than you. If you get something from a fine-dining restaurant, eat it how the chef wants you too. You need to think about it this way. If you go to a dinner party (or grandma's house) for dinner, would you look the person in the eye and tell them to change their meal just for you after they spent the day making it for you? Try telling your mother/grandma that the sauce on her meatloaf should be on the side, cause you don't know if you will like it. She will give you a mean old lady look and put in on the meatloaf and serve it to you. You better eat every last bite of that meal or you won't be coming back.
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If I'm aware that the sauce contains an ingredient that I don't like but the main portion of the dish is something that I'll normally eat then, "YES," I have been known to ask people in their own homes to put the sauce on the side (one of these people who I have deigned to offend is a very respected chef here in Memphis). Besides, I'm not a big sauce person. Even when I ate meat I prefer a very light amount of sauce. Now I usually just have a salad. I've never gotten a mean look from my parents/grandparents or my chef friend. In fact, most of them understand where I'm coming from. I know my tastes a lot better than them.
This is not a slight on the chef ... normally the sauces are good for what they are. I just don't like so much sauce. Peoples taste buds are all different. I taste sweet and salty a lot more than my wife. She loves sauces, especially fruity ones, I can't stand them for the most part.
My answer to most chefs, including the one here in town who is a good friend, is "Get over yourself." I've said it to him several times. You are in the SERVICE industry; expect to have your vision compromised from time-to-time by people like me who don't like treacly sauces covering up whatever the main ingredient is.
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Originally Posted by LordEden
Two, have you worked in the restaurant industry as a cook/waitron? No? Fuck off, you have no idea what the job is like. Work as a waiter for 6 months then you are allowed to bitch.
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Yes, I have. I have worked in various capacities in the restaurant industry -- both front of house and back of house. Although, I've never worked as a chef, only the sandwich guy or the soup/salad guy; dishwasher and waiter. Never worked in a so-called "fine" restaurant though. I worked in a vegetarian restaurant for a while ... wouldn't call it fine, but the food was really, really good.
People are allowed to bitch regardless of where they have worked. I'm sure you've complained about some service you've gotten (perhaps from an ISP or cable provider, maybe the phone company) from an industry you've never worked in.
Tip from my industry:
1) Don't use the deleted items folder in Outlook as a storage place for email. You'd be surprised by the number of people who do this (at least at my employer).