tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949937048795473304.post6526100619540133849..comments2023-09-27T14:25:46.149+01:00Comments on Where's the Toilet? -- Reviews of Public Toilets from Around the World: Ill-Conceived French Quarter Aims for Gulf Coast But Comes Up With Hamptons-LiteDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084380034859382851noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949937048795473304.post-63404933227716878752008-01-24T13:56:00.000+00:002008-01-24T13:56:00.000+00:00First of all, I should point out that most of the ...First of all, I should point out that most of the judgments made on this blog refer to the experience we had while visiting the bathroom of a given place, not the food. Our thoughts on our meal-time experience simply extend our toilet reviews, nothing more. But still, I feel our opinions have some validity.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I don't think you need a defined palette to know that grouper is overcooked or that bouillabaisse shouldn't have more starchy vegetables than seafood. I have had both dishes several times at other restaurants I’ve visited and have found them more pleasing to my palette there, so I can certainly cite that as evidence for my palette’s definition. (I was also former food critic in a city with a far superior dining scene than Vero, so I think that plays a part too.) <BR/><BR/>Thirdly, I do not deny the success the owner has experienced with his restaurants. I have been to three of his other restaurants and have enjoyed them all more than this one. <BR/><BR/>Fourthly, as even the most steady-handed of owners will tell you, and as I’m sure you know, being a Sous Chef, cooks have off-nights now and then, and I imagine this was one of them. Perhaps there were too many people there and the line got so backed up that they couldn’t watch all the dishes as attentively as they could have. <BR/><BR/>Then again, people I've talked to, who have gone there after my visit, have expressed mixed feelings about the place as well, some lauding it and some sharing my sentiments. So perhaps there is some truth in my observations after all?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your input and opinion.Eyalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09621953333536089978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949937048795473304.post-58493489616710336312008-01-23T21:28:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:28:00.000+00:00I was the Sous Chef at The French Quarter. I reall...I was the Sous Chef at The French Quarter. I really dont think ur palat is defined enough for the food they offer there. The owner has had 16 successful restaurants in Floirda so I believe he knows what he is doing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com