Diners and celebrated chefs should think about what role respect plays in a good meal. Aren't we supposed to enjoy dining out?
How exceptional does food need to be to excuse it being served with a side of condescension? Just how much attitude is worth swallowing in pursuit of first-rate cuisine?
Looking around at the state of dining in America, these are questions that I find myself weighing with increasing frequency.
A year and a half ago, I met a young chef named Matt McCallister, who told me about the brave things he was doing with vegetables at his new Dallas restaurant, FT33. He was warm, solicitous, even a little shy.
We still get people coming in and asking for a wedge salad or whatever. And my response to that is always "get the fuck out of my restaurant".
@lesbren fuck you ! Your reviews are misleading poorly written,self serving and you have destroyed the star system and you really suck
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