chell
Mushu's Best Friend
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- Sep 23, 2001
I hate to say this but I think that you misunderstand what they do there.
it's not Top Chef. A true chef can make you anything but this is not where a chef creates food JUST for you. There is an entire restaurant they are catering to. Allergies they accomidate but a list of ALL the food you don't like...to me that seems a little too much. Most chefs don't like substitutions such are take off this, this, this and that because it's altering the entire flavor profile and what you are served might not taste as good. They will do it for you but trust me they are not happy about it. My BIL is a chef and we have spoken about this a lot. My argument has always been if I am paying I should get it the way I want it, his is when you alter it you are not getting his best and he refuses to send anything out that isn't his best. I guess I can see both sides of that argument.
I just can't imagine spending that much money and then ordering really plain food.
Unless you are allergic I would say TRY what they serve. You might be pleasantly surprised, these chefs are masters at delicious.
Sorry, but I should have made it more clear because I didn't misunderstand - the 13 items ARE my allergies. Yes, I'm that much of a pain in the rear. Believe me, I understand in them wanting you to get the best but there are so many things I am allergic to that they could use. I have to make sure that I have all possible items on the list that they might use so that I don't have any reactions. At the other WDW restaurants I don't have to worry so much because going in I already know exactly what I will be eating and know what is in the dishes. When planning my trips I spend a lot of time going over the menus to figure out exactly what I will be eating. Thankfully most of the stuff I'm allergic to can easily be avoided at the other restaurants in the stuff I would normally order. I am careful to avoid things such as fish, shellfish, eggs, melons, ginger, turmeric, blue cheeses, etc.
Maybe I shouldn't have called it my "no foods" list since it made so many of you think I was just being super picky. I didn't think it would be necessary to list all of my food allergies. I prefer to call it my "no foods" list because I honestly get sick and tired of saying that I'm allergic to all these foods. Imagine being able to eat all these great foods then waking up one day as an adult and you can no longer have them. IT SUCKS! If I had never been able to eat them I'd be okay with it but the fact that I have a taste for so many of my now allergic foods is a real bummer. There are so many that I crave even though I haven't been able to have them in over 10 years now. I could give in and have some but then they would kill me so what would the fun be. Some would just give me the hives but that sucks too. I definitely don't want to even deal with the hives on vacation with my sisters, my nephews, dad and step-mom for the first time.
Does this help clear things up a bit?