Today, I spent 5 hours preparing dinner for my fianc''s grandparents, whom I've never met. At dinner, his grandmother says to him, "If you're going to pick someone to spend the rest of your life with, at least make sure she can cook." I'm the executive chef at a 4 star restaurant. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my fiancé — a top chef — called me at work to make sure I would be home on time for the extra special dinner he'd prepared for me. The occasion, as I later discovered, was the end of our engagement. FML
Today, I invited a friend over for dinner and spent hours preparing a fancy meal. When I opened the door, he walked in with his new girlfriend, his mom, his sister, and his dog. I barely had enough food for one, let alone five. I ended up serving my fancy meal on paper plates. FML
Today, I decided to surprise my girlfriend by cooking her dinner. I spent hours preparing and making sure everything was perfect. I lit candles, set the table, and even put on some soft music. When she came home, she'd already eaten and wasn't hungry. FML
Today, I proposed to my girlfriend. Being a chef of a highly-rated restaurant, I cooked a well-liked dish. Not only did she say no, but commented on how bland and tasteless the meal was. FML
Today, I spent a solid four hours and over one hundred dollars preparing a nice fancy meal for my new girlfriend. A delicious three pound rack of ribs with a sweet and sour marinade. Steam broccoli with melted cheese. Home made buttermilk biscuits. I serve the meal. She doesn't eat beef. FML
Today, I sampled some of the food my fiancée's mom is making for our wedding. Everything tasted terrible, and I almost vomited. Turns out she never actually went to culinary school as she claimed, but had just watched Julie and Julia. It's too late to book another caterer for the wedding. FML
Today, to avoid disappointing my excited great grandmother, I still attended a small family dinner to celebrate my engagement. My fiancé and I split last night, I haven't slept and had to tell her he was caught up at work. FML
Today, I spent all day preparing a big, elaborate Italian dinner for my boyfriend, who recently discovered he was part Italian. He came home, turned up his nose and said "I was in the mood for Chinese". FML
Today, I cooked dinner for my boyfriend, hoping to impress him with my culinary skills. I burnt the garlic bread, overcooked the chicken, and managed to set off the smoke alarm three times. When I finally served the meal, my boyfriend said, "It's like a sad buffet at a middle school prom." FML
Today, my boyfriend and I spent all day preparing an amazing meal for my extended family, and then 3 hours before dinner his crazy mother forced him home because she felt "excluded". He's spent the past 3 days with her. There's no way for me to keep him and get rid of her. FML
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Paulspacefdot 0
Further proof that some grandparents/parents will be negative - no matter what.
totalx 0
And? Maybe they just have bad taste in food, or you honestly messed up. If you know you're good, it's not a big deal, really.
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a2thashley 0
Key word: GRANDparents.... stupid ***** are old. dont listen to them.
texmas 0
Well, if they're anything like MY grandparents, the food would have to be kind of BAD for them to like it. My grandma doesn't think anything is good unless it's fried. Honestly, your food was probably BETTER if she didn't like it.
Staplerzzzz 0
@41 1) you just responded to yourself. 2) Clearly you haven't worked in a kitchen, especially a high end restaurant. Chefs can expect to work 70 hours a week or even more. If you work in a restaurant, your life is your job, outside of that you have nothing. I'm not saying it's impossible, I'm just saying it's improbable.
TheBigDawg 8
@44: Yeah, that's odd, at the time I posted, I was definitely *not #41*. Someone must've deleted a post at some point. Anywho, yes, I've never worked in a kitchen, though I am aware that they have crazy hours, like hospital staff do. That doesn't mean that they still don't have time for themselves.
foolishsock 0
@ 40: I agree its a little fishy. The most common rating goes on a 3 star system, but I have heard of 5 star ratings. But the other points also make a lot of sense
perfectsky64 0
I have six years of restaurant experience and my girlfriends mom called my risotto crappy mushy rice to my face and turned her nose up to Bearnaise sauce I had made for the Filet Mignon. Some people have no taste in food my grandfather still eats his steak at the rough texture of shoe leather. Just brush it off there is no accounting for taste.
KFabery 0
Don't worry about it. They're grandparents, so they'll probably die soon anyway.
annis_fml 0
It sucks but the truth is...nobody will ever be good enough for their baby. That's the way nearly all parents/grandparents are.
silentfirefly 0
As you get older, your sense of taste starts to go, just like hearing does. I wouldn't invest to much thought into a comment like that who either can't taste very well or doesn't know good food.
theswarm666x 1
you may be otherwise, but just because you have a title it doesn't mean you are that good. believe me, i have a few "great" cooks that can't even poach an egg properly. they burn everything they cook, but they are the top cooks. i mean they use fryer oil for rue for crying out loud. i've known a lot of cooks that throw their title around but they are just laughable.