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Article: Stone me, it's a perfect steak
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- Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK)
- Article date:
- June 6, 2008
CopyrightCopyright 2008 Sentinel, The (Stoke-on-Trent UK). Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Tales From Behind The Swing Doors No 349.
One of the most satisfying true stories I've heard about
restaurant kitchens concerns a steak deemed by the woman who ordered
it to be undercooked.
The wife of the proprietor of the smart South Cheshire venue, she
was entertaining a friend and was keen to demonstrate her clout with
the hapless staff.
So although the fillet steak was exactly as ordered, the ghastly
woman summoned the duty chef and told him to take it away and grill
another one.
"Certainly madam," he said, but when the swing doors closed
behind him, he picked up the steak and hurled it across the room.
It hit the tiles above the sink with a resounding splat and
stayed put for a few ...