Bossy-boots wants to explore another scenario of bed-bug in the blanc mange. In this case you are a dinner guest at a restaurant. The food was not prepared by the host but is his gift to you. As such he is paying for a product which he wants & assumes to be beyond reproach. Reproach is seriously threatened when escapee hedgehog spine or errant praying mantis wing is discovered amid the artistically arranged arugula salad adorning the serried ranks of mini lamb chops. First establish that this item is in fact an interloper. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish with chefs going wild, woodsy & wonton with weeds, bark & bulrush pollen! If you discern it to indeed be alien to the chef’s concept & you’d have a wretched repulse reaction putting it in your mouth, chewing & swallowing then shepherd the morsel to the side of the plate for evidentiary purposes. If it’s a small gathering the host might, though not likely notice that there is something sitting on the edge of plate Siberia. In a natural break in conversation & quietly - Bossy-boots suggest you point out the deceased & prone offender. You do not complain. You explain. You apologize but you would like to draw his attention to “it” & do not think this is something the chef intended to grace your plate. You have done your job. The rest is up to the host. Stay tuned.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:31:21 +0000