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Default FYI..Wine drinkers of the world , unite...

On Fri, 30 May 2008 05:45:02 -0700, "Rick" >
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>Author and journalist Christopher Hitchens has launched a scathing attack on
>restaurants and sommeliers,
>calling them "barbaric','rude' and 'boors'. Is Hitchens beating the right
>drum here?


I've not read the article, but I've never found a sommelier to be
barbaric rude or boorish. I have once crossed swords with a trainee
who didn't know as much as she thought she did, but that's all.

I don't know where Mr Hitchens eats, but we clearly don't move in the
same circles. I get just as much advice or help as I need, and have
never once had my glass over filled, refilled too much or too quickly
or received bad or self seeking advice (buy this €200 wine instead of
the €20 wine you were thinking of), not in >30 years of enthusiastic
eating out in many different countries.

As for restaurants... I have some criticisms, mainly because they
don't respect traditional names or dishes, and once or twice because
they haven't accepted constructive criticism "Oh no Monsieur, they
like risotto like this in Brive (half cooked with thin watery stock
surrounding hard chalky rice)".
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