Originally Posted by
robyng
Tasting menus are the refuge of increasingly lazy cheap chefs/restaurants who don't want to bust their butts and want zero in the way of food waste these days. 40 customers who all get the same thing = no food waste.
"tasting menus are the refuge" addresses bad chefs.
it does not address tasting menus themselves.
no one disagrees that there are bad restaurants.
Originally Posted by
robyng
All good chefs try to minimize food waste. But the best IMO don't do it by forcing all their diners to eat the same thing. They do it by using leftovers
true high-end tasting menus involve throwing food away if it sits too long.
and throwing away any supplies they receive that are not good enough.
Originally Posted by
robyng
I don't believe in long tasting menu only restaurants.
except ones you can customize. if i read your posts correctly.