They ought to have a check box for "self-important".
I'm cooking for a group in a couple weeks where their usual chef gets all kinds of very specific dietary requests. So he prepares special plates for people with food restrictions and informs them that they should come to the kitchen to get them... and from what I hear, half the time they don't even bother to come pick them up.
As a caterer, I have to be exquisitely sensitive to people's dietary needs, but people who are merely persnickety make it more difficult to serve those who have serious intolerances. I would guess that half the time it's something important, and the other half its neurosis and/or a need for attention. Unfortunately there is no way to distinguish between the two.
Fortunately my vegan eggplant ravioli has been a huge hit and nearly everyone but the gluten intolerant can eat it!
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Date: 2009-02-08 10:06 pm (UTC)I'm cooking for a group in a couple weeks where their usual chef gets all kinds of very specific dietary requests. So he prepares special plates for people with food restrictions and informs them that they should come to the kitchen to get them... and from what I hear, half the time they don't even bother to come pick them up.
As a caterer, I have to be exquisitely sensitive to people's dietary needs, but people who are merely persnickety make it more difficult to serve those who have serious intolerances. I would guess that half the time it's something important, and the other half its neurosis and/or a need for attention. Unfortunately there is no way to distinguish between the two.
Fortunately my vegan eggplant ravioli has been a huge hit and nearly everyone but the gluten intolerant can eat it!