On Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:26:46 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> jay wrote on Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:20:22 -0600:
>
> ??>> There was a interesting thread recently concerning
> ??>> following recipes exactly. The results showed a division
> ??>> among those who follow recipes, those who modify as they
> ??>> go and those, like me, who follow directions once and then
> ??>> feel free to make changes.
>
> j> Tastes vary.. duh.. so without tasting, many dishes are not
> j> to my liking when a recipe is followed to the letter. Many
> j> recipes to me, for example are TOO salty.
>
>Could be! I wonder sometimes why chefs feel so strongly about
>salt that they refuse to have it provided in a restaurant? It's
>even a way to provoke an explosion by asking for it. On the
>other hand, I've got to admit that a chef is usually right :-)
>:-)
>
> James Silverton

i think if a chef wants to be a prima donna he should have taken up
ballet.

your pal,
blake