Here’s What We’re Up Against
At a restaurant where I was consulting last year, I asked the waitstaff, one by one, to name the best restaurant meal they ever had.
Margaret: Umm. Umm. Sorry chef, I have nothing for ya.
Don: Uh, let me think. Uh. Can’t come up with anything.
Joey: I don’t eat out much, sorry.
Billy: None stand out Chef.
Ryan: It was in Charleston, South Carolina.
Me: Great. What did you have?
Ryan: I don’t remember, but I know I liked it.
Me: OK, interesting. What was it called?
Ryan: I don’t remember the name.
Me: Let me get this straight. The best meal you’ve ever eaten in your life was at a restaurant whose name you don’t remember and you have no idea what you ate?
Ryan: Yes Chef.
Hard as it is to believe, only one of the 15 or so waiters had eaten a meal so memorable that they could recall it. That server had eaten with her parents at the French Laundry. Not too shabby.
Now it gets really bad. I challenged the chef of this restaurant’s other location to name a great restaurant in Richmond. His reply (in front of the mortified owner) was “I like Applebee’s.” Five for five, Baby.
They are getting better Jimmy.
Jimmy,
What is your favorite meal?
Favorite meal? Isn’t that a lot like asking when’s my favorite time to have sex?
hahahah..Applebee’s. Hysterical. C’mon Jimmy what exactly is wrong with congealed cheese and bacon bits on a peice of last weeks potato? Coming from NY where I managed a fine dining restaurant and had access to an overwhelming amount of amazing food all over NYC and the Island I find Richmond to be moving in the right culinary direction lately (finally). I am excited to try Fresca next week for a lunch meeting!
This is crazy!! I can name at least five of my favorite restaurant meals off the top of my head! I live in Richmond, and believe we have amaaaaing restaurants here.
And my favorite is the duck at Edo’s Squid.