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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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
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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mrdouchebag 0
Don't worry, they're old. They won't last much longer. Besides, if you've made it that far in your career than you've GOT to be a fantastic chef.
Puolukka 4
Oh don't let that bother you...ever seen the episode of FRIENDS were Monica gets a bad review for her restaurant and freaks out about it? :) They probably would have complained no matter what...they're grandparents :) my grandpa used to be a chef and he cooks really good so you would think he can recognize delicious food...but nope...he doesn't like ANYTHING he hasn't cooked himself...no matter where we go to eat, he always has complaints about everything... I'm sure you can cook great!!!
jemstone25 0
#11 is right, sense of taste goes quickly when people begin to age, usually beginning with thinking everything isn't salty enough. Don't take it too hard, but at the same time, she shouldn't have said that.
blacklagoon_fml 0
That could have meant you were good at cooking. Like "pick this girl, she knows how to cook." I think you're making too big a deal out of it. And even if she did, so what, its not going to knock a star off your restaurant. :)
imajinethat 0
I would have just told her, "Well, then it's a good thing he picked me."
freddie_fml 0
Erm... it sounds to me like the grandmother was affirming his choice of you, not cutting you down. She said to choose someone who could cook, and obviously you can. Not seeing the problem here.
astroG 0
haahahhahaah. not laughing at you, but the grams with the dead taste buds
crazybe3bshot31 0
she probably didnt like you. and blamed it on ur cooking. but that was rude of her!.
ninjaxprincess89 0
ha, my grandma used to say everything was too salty or not salty enough. i really wouldnt think too much of it
Nycholai 0
Is it not possible that she meant that you were good at cooking? Because in the context that also makes sense.