notbob wrote:

> I'll never forget the time I went to lunch at one of those supposed upscale
> Mexican chain restaurants.

Hmmm. I always that that "upscale chain" was an oxymoron.

> They had a buffet set up and couple ol' geezer
> black cooks were holding down the fort. It was the only time I ever had
> Mexican food where every dish had a distinct bubba-Q undertone to it. I can
> tell ya, it just don't work!

Ahh..... upscale buffet.
I have to confess that I never really thought that ethnicity ever had a lot to
do with one's ability to cook. Sure, a person who is used to cooking a
particular ethnic cuisine and supplied with the proper ingredients might require
less training, but you're talking restaurant chains. They have their own
recipes, processes, ingredients and suppliers. A recent thread on buffets
indicated that many people consider them to be serving something much less than
top grade food.