The curse of a connouisuer
I have always been a fickle eater in hotels .
I need my food hot , tasty ,my coffee along with the food , it has to be of correct strength , sweetness ,milk ,etc .
I need neat surroundings , hate sticky tables though am not too bothered about palatial ambiences !
Having lived in Madras and tasted food in some very good hotels and homes and having known kerala cuisine ,one of the most tastiest in the world I developed this supercilious attitude , which is actually nothing to be proud of but thats me !
This snap shows at me looking at a masala dosa with disdain !
My dear cousin in Doha took me to this hotel named Bonanza where he felt massla dosas were reasonably good when I visited him on a weekend from Dubai !
But I found the masala dosa way down my appreciation scores and the expression clearly shows my unhappiness !
Balan my cousin called the waiter by name
"hey swami get a replacement itsnt good "
I asked him
"so you know the guy by name "
I was amused when Balan said
"Who knows ? I just called him Swami "
Strangely the guy whose real name was later we came to know Anwar answered when called swami !!
And then Anwar swami brought me a replacement masala dosa which still didnt hit the pass mark
Once in Brunei I went to a Chinese restaurant and asked for a coffee ,of course it took time for them to click as only coffee known to them was black in colour and on writing a sarcastic post in a local food page on this I got angry comments from its afficandos on my going there for a coffee which had nothing to do with Chinese cuisine ..
true too
cant expect poorimasala from a korean restaurant and then complain can we !
When I used to visit restaurants most regular ones even used to know my preferences .
one waiter told me before I could open my mouth
yes sir i know u want your coffee strong only with food neither before nor after !
My close friend also used to make it a point to remind the waiter
look my friwnd he needs coffee only with food be careful !!
I felt like iam a food terrorist !
My children used to say
Dad the problem with you is you have been molly coddled a bit too much , spoilt , never stayed in a hostel , had a mother who was an excellent cook and ready to dance to your tunes and later a wife who also is a great cook and would dance to your tunes at least as far as food is concerned and later ur selfish cooking experiments !
Phew !!
What all one needs to bear for having some fine tastes ?
The curse of a connouissuer !
I have always been a fickle eater in hotels .
I need my food hot , tasty ,my coffee along with the food , it has to be of correct strength , sweetness ,milk ,etc .
I need neat surroundings , hate sticky tables though am not too bothered about palatial ambiences !
Having lived in Madras and tasted food in some very good hotels and homes and having known kerala cuisine ,one of the most tastiest in the world I developed this supercilious attitude , which is actually nothing to be proud of but thats me !
This snap shows at me looking at a masala dosa with disdain !
My dear cousin in Doha took me to this hotel named Bonanza where he felt massla dosas were reasonably good when I visited him on a weekend from Dubai !
But I found the masala dosa way down my appreciation scores and the expression clearly shows my unhappiness !
Balan my cousin called the waiter by name
"hey swami get a replacement itsnt good "
I asked him
"so you know the guy by name "
I was amused when Balan said
"Who knows ? I just called him Swami "
Strangely the guy whose real name was later we came to know Anwar answered when called swami !!
And then Anwar swami brought me a replacement masala dosa which still didnt hit the pass mark
Once in Brunei I went to a Chinese restaurant and asked for a coffee ,of course it took time for them to click as only coffee known to them was black in colour and on writing a sarcastic post in a local food page on this I got angry comments from its afficandos on my going there for a coffee which had nothing to do with Chinese cuisine ..
true too
cant expect poorimasala from a korean restaurant and then complain can we !
When I used to visit restaurants most regular ones even used to know my preferences .
one waiter told me before I could open my mouth
yes sir i know u want your coffee strong only with food neither before nor after !
My close friend also used to make it a point to remind the waiter
look my friwnd he needs coffee only with food be careful !!
I felt like iam a food terrorist !
My children used to say
Dad the problem with you is you have been molly coddled a bit too much , spoilt , never stayed in a hostel , had a mother who was an excellent cook and ready to dance to your tunes and later a wife who also is a great cook and would dance to your tunes at least as far as food is concerned and later ur selfish cooking experiments !
Phew !!
What all one needs to bear for having some fine tastes ?
The curse of a connouissuer !
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