Please help this bumpkin.

[Gregg G]

originally posted by Peter Creasey:

originally posted by David Erickson: She is also deeply suspicious of heavily tattooed young men offering "comfort food."

David, I also tend to avoid patronizing venues with heavily tattooed chefs.

. . . . . Pete

WTF is wrong with you people?

 

[David Erickson]

originally posted by kirk wallace:

originally posted by David Erickson:

originally posted by kirk wallace:
Agree and you could add:
Pearl & Ash
Trestle on 10th
Seasonal
Barbuto (as long as the weather is nice)
Annisa
Ma Peche
NoMad (expensive,but no more than Mas and much more fun)
Maysville
Bolud Sud
La Vie en Sezchuan (byo)

And probably dozens more.

Many thanks. My travel companion, The Chef, says she doesn't care if she never sees another duck egg sitting on a slab of pork for the rest of her life. This will help with that. (She is also deeply suspicious of heavily tattooed young men offering "comfort food." Down here in Asheville we have had a plague of these over the last year.)

I suspect you and the Chef would very much enjoy Annisa. No tattoos; few young men. Maybe none in the kitchen.

Annisa was our first pick from your list. The Chef, because the menu was adventurous; me because they poured Roland Champion by the glass. Unfortunately, not available on the night/time we needed (friends on a tight schedule) but it looks like rouge tomate will be a very acceptable consolation prize. Thanks again, everybody.

 

[David Erickson]

originally posted by Tom Glasgow:

originally posted by Peter Creasey:

originally posted by David Erickson: She is also deeply suspicious of heavily tattooed young men offering "comfort food."

David, I also tend to avoid patronizing venues with heavily tattooed chefs.

. . . . . Pete

Does the kitchen staff come out and strip for your inspection?

What part of "heavily" don't you understand?

 

[David Erickson]

originally posted by Gregg G:

originally posted by Peter Creasey:

originally posted by David Erickson: She is also deeply suspicious of heavily tattooed young men offering "comfort food."

David, I also tend to avoid patronizing venues with heavily tattooed chefs.

. . . . . Pete

WTF is wrong with you people?

We are not anti-tattoo. Call it an unfortunate coincidence if you must, but it is a fact, at least in our little town.

 

[Kay Bixler]

Tattoos are over, these days it's all about big, bushy beards.

 

[VLM]

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Tattoos are over, these days it's all about big, bushy beards.

Tattoos are forever... We have lots of bushy beards too, that's why I've been reclaiming my WASP heritage with a clean shave and lots of pastels and boat shoes for the last couple of years...

 

[Larry Stein]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Tattoos are over, these days it's all about big, bushy beards.

Tattoos are forever... We have lots of bushy beards too, that's why I've been reclaiming my WASP heritage with a clean shave and lots of pastels and boat shoes for the last couple of years...

I've had a full beard for 37 years. No fuckin' way is it coming off.

I also don't care a bit about tattoo'd chefs. The proof is what comes out on the plate. Pete, would you deny yourself what could potentially be the best meal of your life because of a chef's appearance? Yeah, I didn't think so.

 

[SFJoe]

Selecting against tattoos on chefs is pretty much just selecting against young ones. There may be something to choosing those with enough experience, but that happens well under the current tattoo cutoff.

 

[Scott Kraft]

Thanks for making me feel young today, you old farts!

 

[Kay Bixler]

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Tattoos are over, these days it's all about big, bushy beards.

Tattoos are forever... We have lots of bushy beards too, that's why I've been reclaiming my WASP heritage with a clean shave and lots of pastels and boat shoes for the last couple of years...

Yeah, the beards will be much easier to remove than the tattoos when the next big trend (please let it not be piercings) rolls around.

 

[Yule Kim]

Tattoos are fine. Beards are ok.

But, I think I'm going to have to draw the line at the combination of suspenders and handlebar mustaches.

 

[Jonathan Loesberg]

originally posted by Kay Bixler:

originally posted by VLM:

originally posted by Kay Bixler:
Tattoos are over, these days it's all about big, bushy beards.

Tattoos are forever... We have lots of bushy beards too, that's why I've been reclaiming my WASP heritage with a clean shave and lots of pastels and boat shoes for the last couple of years...

Yeah, the beards will be much easier to remove than the tattoos when the next big trend (please let it not be piercings) rolls around.

I'd like to say that piercings are so last Tuesday. But they seem to be hanging on in there.

 

[Jay Miller]

So long as the fauxhawk dies an agonizing and permanent death I'm good.

 

[David Erickson]

We wanted to take Pascaline home with us. (And: After ordering our first bottle--the Hirtzberger Smaragd--we shamelessly dropped Sharon's name and got instant TLC.)