Comments on: Aversity or Adversity…? http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity Casting a little flavor (and a few aspersions) on the world of food, drink, and life Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Stovetop Traveler http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-77452 Stovetop Traveler Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:20:43 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-77452 For a period of time I cooked for a catering company that prepared the meals for a local diet plan. This diet plan delivered 3 meals and 2 snacks a day to each client. The owners of the plan (NOT the owner of the catering company) allowed each client to list as many food allergies and preferences as they wanted. It soon devolved to the point that we were preparing individual meals and snacks for each of the 100-odd clients that were being served, no longer the standard meals for everyone. As soon as he could, the caterer got out of that contract - it was a labor nightmare for the amount of money the diet plan was paying out. If you can get away with it - don't give people choices! For a period of time I cooked for a catering company that prepared the meals for a local diet plan. This diet plan delivered 3 meals and 2 snacks a day to each client. The owners of the plan (NOT the owner of the catering company) allowed each client to list as many food allergies and preferences as they wanted. It soon devolved to the point that we were preparing individual meals and snacks for each of the 100-odd clients that were being served, no longer the standard meals for everyone. As soon as he could, the caterer got out of that contract - it was a labor nightmare for the amount of money the diet plan was paying out. If you can get away with it - don’t give people choices!

]]> By: dmurbach http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76982 dmurbach Sat, 24 Nov 2007 02:30:17 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76982 ah its easy to be difficult my psychiatrist friend says that people who are vegans or specialty preferences do it to capture attention who knows i just have likes and dislikes not as bad as a friend of mine, a horticultural person also, who will only let plants grow in his nebraska garden that are in plant families that have relatives in mexico, his country of study he calls himself a plant bigot personally i like my food round, close to a 1/4 pound, with cheese, onions, and no bugs then other days, i am just happy to have food ah its easy to be difficult my psychiatrist friend says that people who are vegans or specialty preferences do it to capture attention who knows

i just have likes and dislikes

not as bad as a friend of mine, a horticultural person also, who will only let plants grow in his nebraska garden that are in plant families that have relatives in mexico, his country of study he calls himself a plant bigot

personally i like my food round, close to a 1/4 pound, with cheese, onions, and no bugs

then other days, i am just happy to have food

]]> By: dan http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76558 dan Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:48:34 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76558 S - yes, but I can't get you on a plane to come down for a visit! K - you can send the cat, but just recall all of my cookbooks for offbeat and obscure recipes... I leave the rest to your imagination. S - yes, but I can’t get you on a plane to come down for a visit!

K - you can send the cat, but just recall all of my cookbooks for offbeat and obscure recipes… I leave the rest to your imagination.

]]> By: ksternberg http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76495 ksternberg Thu, 22 Nov 2007 16:13:31 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76495 I especially love the request to drop off their children so you can teach them to cook. Good idea to stick only with real allergies, Dan. The menu is posted well in advance, so prospective guests can see what they will be eating. From there, it's a yes or no choice for them. I was wondering though... My cat has always wanted to be a chef. May I fly her down there so you can teach her how to cook? I especially love the request to drop off their children so you can teach them to cook. Good idea to stick only with real allergies, Dan. The menu is posted well in advance, so prospective guests can see what they will be eating. From there, it’s a yes or no choice for them.

I was wondering though… My cat has always wanted to be a chef. May I fly her down there so you can teach her how to cook?

]]> By: Saratica http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76430 Saratica Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:37:36 +0000 http://www.saltshaker.net/20071121/aversity-or-adversity#comment-76430 I will eat WHATEVER you cook!!! I will eat WHATEVER you cook!!!

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