Originally Posted by
alphaod
In my opinion, I do not find bringing celebratory cakes to be any insult to a restaurant. Though, I never really had a discussion with anyone on this and did not realize it is considered faux pas for a lot of folks.
That said I have contacted the restaurant. They have a "cake form" so I assume know what I'm talking about. On the form are only two choices, which I specified a cheesecake option in the special requests. The pastry chef has okayed this, but otherwise I do not know what it'll be like. They wish to have everything on their form even though I explained everything on the phone, though I trust the competency of their chef so I am not too worried on this matter.
I apologize if anyone feels insulted that I considered bringing cake to an upscale restaurant. I will not go into detail about my misadventures of bringing multitudes of alcohol and homemade food to a many Michellin 3-starred restaurants and other upscale establishments around the world.
No reason to get shirty...I don't believe anyone was insulted, just pointing out that it would be unusual to see people bringing in outside food into upscale restaurants here, be they Michelin starred or not.
I do agree that this plan is somewhat awkward, and that your chosen plan of conferring directly with the restaurant is much better. Hope the evening goes well!