On Nov 8, 2:42 am, shawn <nanoflo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:44:07 -0700, "janospet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <janospet...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >I think this was an unfair challenge. The chefs were required to make
> >dishes that are meant to be served left-over on an airplane and the
> >judges judged them using restaurant standards. (Yes, I know it was a
> >competition about performing under pressure).
>
> It was an unfair challenge. One thing that made no sense was how the
> chef for the airline made a big point out of the need to provide extra
> seasoning for airline food because the tongue doesn't pick up the
> flavor as strongly when in the air (and at lower air pressure.) Yet
> they served the food on the ground. So it was a setup if someone
> actually listened to those instructions and provided extra seasoning,
> since the food was bound to have too strong a taste when served on the
> ground.
Yes. Another good point: the food was meant to be served in the air.
The airline chef judged them unreasonably, since he's the one who laid
out the instructions. I wonder if any of his passengers think his food
was any better.
As for the other judges, I would describe them as silly, condescending
fops.


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