Food has not changed, the way we receive it has. I love the images of the old school restaurant. Grand ball room, waiter in black jacket, assistant in red. Everything stacked and celebrated in silver service. You had to have a jacket and a tie to get in the place. The staff was dressed, groomed and well mannered. Everyone wanted to know what chef had prepared that day.
Nowadays things are different, people don’t care what the chef prepared that day. Our cafe culture is over priced and over prized. No jackets and ties just $500 jeans and a t-shirt that announces our personality & lifestyle group. As a statement of individuality, it is ok to order what ever you want, even if it is not on the menu; as long as you don’t baulk about the price you are charged.
Most chef’s are all over the place with recipes and food combinations. Chucking ingredients everywhere. People want too much, too fast. Most chef's cant make a decent sauce to save there life. Chefs talk about things being simple and fresh, but the truth is they just can't cook.
It is now up to us to take the time to cook great meals, to celebrate life. Take the time that chef's used to take, learn to bake, make a sauce that takes 4 hours. Drink a bottle of wine while you are doing it. Invite your friends. Instead of meeting at an expensive cafe, pool your money, go shopping and throw a decent dinner party where you and the guests do the cooking. Invite the chef from your local cafe and show him what food tatses like that doesn't come out of a plastic tub.
Just my point of view.
We like your attitude, you seem to have a grasp on what we all have but seldom use . The freedom to enjoy life. We applaud your efforts and we like your writers voice. Keep up the good work.
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