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And the chef will make something out of them. The restaurant doesn't
have to stock any ingredients except maybe some sauces and spices,
you don't pay as much for your meal, and you get to get rid of all
those miscellaneous ingredients left in the fridge at the end of the pay
period that might
otherwise
get thrown out. Win-win.
Vindaloo
http://www.youtube....watch?v=0T1pXsJp_go
You can shoot me if you want, but this is just soooo bad, that I like it. The vindaloo chant starts after about 2 minutes. I just wonder what the American equivalent would be like? Probably even worse, and therefore somehow even better because of it. [xenzag, Jul 08 2010]
Ready Steady Cook
http://www.youtube....watch?v=TZ1DUmcBkJo
[Jinbish, Jul 08 2010]
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Good idea. A friend of mine who lives in California always brings here own hot spices when she goes to Indian restaurants, because she finds the curries so bland. (she used to live in the UK where Vindaloo is a national dish) + |
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The "Vindaloo" link reminds me of what a video collaboration of the Stone Roses singing "Stellify" with Robert Llewellyn of "Car Pool" and "Scrapheap Challenge" fame might look like. But that's Britain for you. |
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Given suggested ingredients for chef-specials or popular dishes, I can see this as a popular trendy restaurant. [+] |
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One of the cooking shows on the Food network does something like this, where chefs are given whatever is in the fridge and they have to dream up a delish-dish!
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I don't think I'd want to bring my own ingredients to a restaurant though- I mean the reason I'm going to a restaurant is because I don't want to do anything! [ ] |
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Cool, you can bring in a fishbone! [-] |
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Ever been to a "Mongolian Barbeque"? It's a sort of halfway house between this, and a buffet. You go up to the counter, choose the bits you want cooked, and take them over to the chef, who quickly mullers them before giving them back for your delectation. Quite fun really. |
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That was actually one of my inspirations for this, Tom. I love
Mongolian Barbeque. |
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This would be fun! In particular, I'd love to see what a
decent chef did with my chosen ingredients.
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It would also be great fun for the chef. However, patrons
tempted to test the chef by bringing chocolate, tomatoes
and gherkins would have to accept whatever sense of
humour the chef had.
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Drawbacks: (1) I don't think it could be any cheaper than a
normal meal out. The chefs have to work harder than if
they are cooking to a set menu, and the cost of
ingredients for most meals is a small proportion of the bill
anyway. (2) You might have to wait longer; in a normal
kitchen, they have things set up to deal with orders from
the menu (eg, they'll have some sauces made up, stocks,
vegetables diced and maybe par-boiled, and some level of
pre-preparedness). This wouldn't be the case if you turned
up with a partridge, a turnip and some borlotti beans.
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Good point about the time waiting. It had occurred to me, but I
was thinking a rec room with pool tables, ping pong, and arcade
games would provide a place for patrons to wait. |
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now that you've added the rec room, I want to give it a [-], but I'll refrain... |
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I like it. So do meanmemumanmedadanmegran. |
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Just a thought was all, Xan. I'll leave it out of the post.
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@ Xenzag, perhaps I've been misinformed, but it's been my understanding that British food was notoriously bland compared to American fare. I really have got to get across the pond and try it for myself... |
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//a rec room with pool tables, ping pong, and arcade games
would provide a place for patrons to wait//
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Ah - I was thinking of something with a bit more class -
maybe a dinner theatre. The
people you describe would be "customers" rather than
"patrons" (or "eaters" rather than "diners"). |
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//it's been my understanding that British food was
notoriously bland compared to American fare.//
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Indeed it is. As long as you compare 1950's Britain with,
maybe, 2010 Mexico. Still, you can bring a bottle of chilli
sauce if you're worried.
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I was trying to find a country-by-country breakdown of
Michelin-starred restaurants, and failed. Closest I found
was a 2005 list of the best 50 restaurants in the world.
England has 14 (including the number one slot), US has 9
(including the number 3 slot), France has 10. Come and
try! |
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Well, the sign does say BYOI... anyways, I like the idea for
a place to bring in all your shit to confuse the chef with,
not the class side of it though. Seeing as this isn't fully
established [] |
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My [+] stands, but to add to [MB]'s list of drawbacks, there could be confusion on identifying fault in food-poisoning cases at this type of restaurant. For example, was it the unsanitary nature of the cook's fingernails that caused the upset stomach, or was it the rotten gherkin supplied by the customer? |
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Good point. I am therefore supplementing my bun with this
additional and entirely metaphorical one, simply because a
place like this would clash with good old Health and Safety. |
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Perhaps this would be better as a theme for a restaurant, with
multiple locations catering to different clienteles. In any given
city there'd be at least 2 different restaurants. One with a rec
room, one with more sophisticated entertainment, or even cater
to both in one location. Upstairs is the dinner theater/ comedy
club, downstairs is the game room. Perhaps a more relaxed
dress code for the downstairs area. |
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Thanks. Oddly enough, this came to me while I was stumbling
home drunk from a bar last night. I passed a restaurant and
stopped to talk to a waitress who was outside on a smoke break.
I fixed her blackberry (she was cursing at it because it wasn't
getting service), got her number, and went home... at some point
this idea came to me. |
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I would be glad to pay a decent cook half his day's wages,
plus provide the food, If he provided the kitchen, table and
candles and let me byob. You could have several cooks who
turn only two or three tops a night. This is a great idea. + |
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//I fixed her blackberry (she was cursing at it because it
wasn't getting service)//
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If that entendre isn't double, I don't know what is. |
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If only RIM had called their flagship smartphone the "cherry".... |
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Hey, they called themselves RIM. What more? |
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That's my point. RIM Cherry....? |
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We're talking about smartphones, right? |
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//I fixed her blackberry (she was cursing at it because it wasn't getting service), got her number, and took her home//
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Does this mean we'll be seeing less of you on the HB? |
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By no means! I'm a multitasker. |
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Trying ... not ... to make... peanut butter ... cup ... joke ... |
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Hey Mack. You want salt on these frozen fries you brung then
ya gotta bring yer own salt. We don't have salt. BYOI. Read
the sign, Mack.
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Someone could bring one rib in.
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An ethnically diverse visually impaired guy might want a sign that
says 'don't cook' on his helper dog.
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Someone could panhandle for cooking and just find the
ingredients on the way to the restaurant.
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Great idea 21_Quest. Loved your solution to the long wait. |
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Thanks, Mustard. Personally, I like the idea of the two-floor
version. Some days I'm in the mood for both kinds of
entertainment. |
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