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Default Kaffir Lime leaves substitution

Zeppo wrote:

> So I found some leaves after all.
>
> We met some friends Saturday night before a play to go to an Italian
> restaurant for dinner. Something happened with our reservation and
> they couldn't accommodate us. We walked across the street to a
> Thai/Vietnamese restaurant and were seated right away. I was BS'ing
> with the waiter for a few minutes before we ordered and asked him
> where they sourced their leaves. He said they had a few friends that
> grew them as a side business and supplied the Asian restaurants in the
> area. I asked if he might have an 'oversupply' and be able to help me
> with the shortage I was experiencing. Although he just laughed when I
> asked, when I opened the leatherette folder for the check, they were 6
> lime leaves enclosed in saran wrap.
>
> The dish came out great.


How kewl is that?!! Now that's Great Service, IMO.

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