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Re: Rent-a-don report
> I would appeal it if I were you Don.
Well, if he had one smidgen of a clue, I might. But seeing as how (a) he
wasn't there, (b) he clearly missed the point of the assemble-it-yourself salad
(for one thing, Jessyka doesn't like blue cheese, and was thereby able to
adjust the amount of blue cheese on her salad, thus making the eating of it
more pleasurable than it would have been if I had just decided how much she was
going to get, for another, it was part of the point that the meal provide its
own means of engaging creatively with it, rather than having everything handed
to one on a platter. One delightful meal I read about once was an actual work
of art, with each course referencing some period in the history of art: dessert
was a can of condensed milk, but the label had been carefully steamed off, and
the can had been boiled just enough to get the contents to carmelize. Then the
label was re-attached and the can was served with a can-opener and a spoon. I
think that's a *brilliant* idea. But if Drew can't open his mind to new
possibilities, well, that's his loss, not mine.) and (c) he didn't step back
and see how the dishes linked together to provide a coherent whole for the
evening, I really don't think his attempt to grade me is at all relevant. I'll
go by the reactions of the people who were there, thank you very much.
:-P
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