On Sat, 05 May 2007 21:23:35 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> wrote:

>In article >,
> bob > wrote:
>
>> What drives me bonkers is when people add salt to food before they've
>> even tasted it. Heresy!
>
>You are right on so many levels. Unfortunately, I've never eaten a beef
>steak that didn't need salt. Piece by piece to my taste. No ketchup
>though.
>
>leo


i heard a story about some employer/interviewer (at i.b.m.?) who would
automatically disqualify a candidate for salting his food before
tasting at an interview lunch.

this struck me as stupid. if the candidate's experience was such that
*every single goddamn time* the food needed salt, wouldn't eliminating
the taste test save time and thus be more efficient?

(of course, if it was a high-class joint, there may not have been salt
on the table. don't want to hurt the chef's feelings, you know. they
are such delicate flowers.)

your pal,
salty-dog sam