/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>5748653
The catering company I used to work for made the food for a Juicy Jeans event several years ago. It was a pain in the ass because the client kept making changes and requests up until 10 hours before the event. But afterwards, I got to hang out with John Taylor (from Duran Duran) for about a hour. He was easily one of the nicest celebrities I've ever met and really down to earth.

>>5748653
I sold a 12 pack of beer to the lead singer of The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, does that count?

>>5748684
if you didn't meet Chris Rhodes I don't think it does.

I threatened Bob Blumer and told him I'd kick his ass in the kitchen.... Then he threw me a seductive wink.

I ran away because I'm a wimp when it comes to flirting.

>>5748653
used to work for a catering business in chicago that catered for millionaires and big corporations, and i met plenty of them. not really that picky of customers, especially since they usually didn't have a fucking clue what we were actually serving them, so we basically had to tell them what everything was and educate them. I even once had to make a personal delivery to Oprah. She is a total pleb. Haven't really met any other celebs, but have met a lot of local "big business" type people

Now I work in a little local restaurant. We recently had the team from the local "fine-dining" french restaurant at our place for dinner and it was a somewhat big event.

At my place dinner tickets are usually $40-60 a head not including drinks, so we get a lot of wealthy people.

I know George Straits former personal chef.

He loved it and said that he/his family were extremely down to earth and cool as hell. Easy to please and let him do his own thing

>sold paint to Danny Bowien once for Mission Chinese

does that count?

>>5748653
I once smoked a doobie with a local punk band after their show. They liked the roll, got stoned, overall it went p good

I'd make her dinner. She seems like a nice classy girl.

>>5748684
Fuck yeah, I want to meet Dicky Barrett. He's the announcer on Jimmy Kimmel Live! now so that's something.

I treat them like any other customer. big names can bring business but regulars pay the bills.
ok, I have personaly cooked for, while working a shift in hotels and restaurants, Ozzy and Sharron Osborn, Steve Miller, Kid Rock, Stony LaRoux, Jerry Jones, Thunder Coach, Dallas Stars goaltender, Martain Scorsasa, Hyde from That 70's Show.
I've sent pasteries to Ed Harris(then ten cougars ordered what he had) and Jessica Simpson.

Grand opening party of one hotel, Pac-Man Jones got kicked off the Cowboys for punching his chaperone into the mirror of the bathroom; set up sushi and small penthouse buffet. Same night I could look out from pool kitchen and see Joey from N'sync talkin to some other celebs which didnt stand out.

used to kick it after work on the bar strip with the drummer from supersuckers, first bass player from green jelly, random band members from like toadies and shit. because of them, kicked it with candlebox, got into vip parties from favors of club owners.

all this from '04-present

My ex managed a coffee joint. Natalie Portman came in, used the shitter, left, and didn't buy anything.

Same ex also managed a different place that was featured on that Adam Richman show. I, the ex, ex's coworkers and others were all on TV. I hung out with Adam for a while. He's a total bro. I don't get the hate he gets on /ck/.

>>5749592

I would have torn up the pipes right then and there and harvested her shit for ebay.

You can sell feces on ebay right?

>>5749691

Chew a MC like el chupa nibre, digest a group and sell the poop on ebay

I work at a bagel shop. One of the guys from The Walking Dead came in (some old guy, I don't watch the show) and ate one of my salt bagels with plain cream cheese.

>>5749805

It was this guy

i have cooked for ruby wax several times lol

she hated the shit out of my pecan pie

>>5749592
She intelligent but she always seemed like a douchebag to me.

>>5749930

That's because she's an Israeli

Israelis are awful people

>>5748684

I made him coffee many years ago, he seemed like a really cool dude

>>5749691
Even better, you can eat it and then sell your feces on eBay as hers because they really are, human centipede style.

This is known as having your cake and eating it, too.

>>5748653
I was a barista at a number of charity events thrown by Lance Armstrong a couple of years ago. He was a complete douche the first time, but his wife slipped me a $100 and apologized after it was all said and done. He then requested that I specifically come the next couple of events and acted like we were buttbuddies.

It was always really straight forward, make some caps and lattes, do some flowery art and "impress" people by making it look like it was way more difficult than it actually was. Had to bs with people who had spent time in Europe, so they endless quizzed me about straight espresso, shot timing etc.

I really could have given a fuck either way, all customers generally suck and I'm not going to take it personally when someone with a fuckton of money treats me like shit.

>>5750599
>people making sure you are a coffee elitist just like they are
Faggots...
I drink straight black coffee, sometimes with ice so I can drink it faster. They would hate me.

I remember coming back from Japan and my family asking "Are you suppose to eat sushi with chopsticks or your fingers? Do you dip it in soy sauce or pour a little on top, or are you not suppose to use it?"
We're in America now, do whatever you want. Sure there are proper ways of doing that, or you can just not worry about it, this isn't japan.

What did Lance Armstrong say to you that really pissed you off the most?

>>5750509

I like you better when you're shitposting openly instead of trying to be a slightly outdated foodie wannabe hipster

Michelle Williams came to my town to film an indie flick years ago, and the small crew came to dinner where I worked. She was the only one to order my halibut special. Then she went out to the bars with the crew and all of us. Really nice girl.

Michael Chertoff also came to eat there for a meeting. Secret Service everywhere.

>>5750655
He was just trying to impress yuppies since he's so European. The first time he HATED the beans we used, despite them being excellent imports. I've never found the espresso in Europe to be that much superior than stuff you find in the average American coffee shop; as long as it isn't starbucks or some other chain, they're of comparable quality. After the first event, he fawned over me, because I was so "knowledgeable", aka I pulled most of the shit out of my ass and yuppies who know no better will just agree with someone who sounds like they know what they're talking about.

He was just a general cunt, but his wife is an absolute peach. I'm the same way with coffee, a cup of hot black is perfect for me, but I do love an occasional macchiato.

People try to make coffee like wine, going on and on about the complexity, the notes, etc etc. Good shit is good and that's the end of my feelings on the matter.

>>5750721
Yeah I would have figured that. Wine elitists are like that.
I remember pulling some stuff out of my ass about wine when I worked at this shitty Italian place. This drunk 35-40 year old woman would always sit at the bar and hit on whoever is bartending. She always had the same story about how certain kinds of South American wines are the best or some shit and I would go on about how "fruity" or "earthy" this or that kind of wine tastes just to give my coworkers something to laugh about later on.

>>5750752
>>5750721

I'm no fan of people who act more knowledgeable than they are, but are you seriously trying to say that all coffee, all wine, all beer, all cheese, all meats, and so on, are indistinguishable to the point where comparing one to another is impossible?

Surely you can taste the difference between a dark and a light roast? Malbec and pinot noir? Aged vs young camembert? Saaz vs cascade?

Did you guys burn out your taste buds with too much hot sauce?

>>5750762
I'm not arguing that all wines/cheeses/coffees/etc are equal, but I'm saying that on the lower level of quality, things are pretty damn equal. I also think that once you hit a certain price range, shit tastes all pretty much the same. I can tell between a 5-15 dollar bottle of wine and a 15-50 dollar bottle, but when you try to argue that a 45 dollar bottle of wine is far more inferior to a 100, I'm calling bullshit. They're both excellent, but is the extra 55 dollars really worth it?

>Surely you can taste the difference between a dark and a light roast? Malbec and pinot noir? Aged vs young camembert? Saaz vs cascade?

Dark and light? Easy.
Malbec and pinot noir? Yessir
Aged vs young camembert? Shouldn't be a problem
Saaz vs cascade? I think those are hops, but since we're playing the "I know more than you game", I won't look this up, so probably not. Saaz are, I want to say is German or Czech and cascade I'm reasoning are American, just because of the name.

Sorry we're not all NYC or Parisian food critics like you and many of us are just common folk.

>>5750762
Nobody is saying that. You're taking it to the extreme. Think.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9J1b3MqiX8

>>5750806
>when you try to argue that a 45 dollar bottle of wine is far more inferior to a 100

I'm not saying anything like that. I think people who don't like wine go into it thinking it's all about price tags and then they get buttflustered when they find out that there's no reliable link between that and how much you enjoy drinking it. And from this they conclude that red is red and white is white, which is asinine bullshit.

>>5750816
>penn & teller

Predictable

>>5750832
Fair enough. I don't know enough about wine to make an actual informed statement. I do know cheese and coffee and I know what tastes good for the price.

My bad for getting fannyflustered.

I cooked for the black bitch from Reno 911. She ordered ribs but sent them back for being too tender, then fish and sent it back for being fishy

she ended up eating chicken tenders

>>5751827

>ribs
>too tender

>>5748653
Nope. Never cooked for a celebrity, and I'm glad. Although, I did have friend who worked for Martha Stewart, and ripped her off a bit (I say a bit, because it wasn't anything major) and she made telephone threats to him and threatened to hunt him down like a dog. (True story, I heard the voice mails).

>>5748677
Cool story bro.
Always liked John Taylor.
I don't know what he sees in the stupid Juicy bitch, though.

>>5748653
I cooked at a little place in the East Village in the early 2000's. The Strokes came in a few times - polite, quiet, scruffy. Ryan Adams was squirrley and off in his own world. He'd order three different meals, take a few bites of each, then was done. The server said he reeked of patchouli. He showed up with Parker Posey once - she was aloof. David Cross came in a few times, too. Quiet and a little awkward, just like you'd expect.

There were others. Beyond the LA-style "special orders" I don't remember any celeb being a pain in the ass. I did feel bad for the drummer from the Strokes when I heard he'd shown up with Drew Barrymore and photographers showed up outside within fifteen minutes. (I wasn't there that day).

I made coffee for Mike Rowe and his crew from Dirty Jobs around 2007-2008. They all ordered coffee with no room for cream aside from their fat producer (Barsky I think?), who ordered room. The rest of them made fun of him for being a wimpy girl, which was a lot funnier than it sounds. They were all really cool dudes.

>>5748653
I used to work for Scholar's Inn Bakery in Bloomington, Indiana, I was just a delivery driver and didn't work in that kitchen/bakery.
Anyway, once John Mellencamp ordered some catering, mostly sandwiches and assorted pastries, and I was the lucky guy to deliver to his place on Lake Monroe. My co-employees were all hyped about getting a big tip and told me repeatedly that I had to share the tip .... duh.
When I got there Elaine opened the door and had me put stuff on their kitchen counter. John just sat at the kitchen island reading some magazine for the 20 minutes it took me to unload the order, stupid company should've sent two people to do the unloading.

Once I'd unloaded his order I had Elaine sign the delivery receipt. I stood there awkwardly for a few seconds and then said, "thank you, I hope you enjoy everything and let us know if we can serve you again in the future." Then I drove back to Bloomington without a tip and had to deal with several days of hateful stares from the kitchen staff who all insisted that I was lying. I told them to fucking call the Mellencamps and ask if they were so sure I took the whole tip, they pussied out but still hated me.

Anyway, John Mellencamp is a douchebag because he didn't tip when he paid the bill either and his songs are all regressive anti-working class bullshit.

catered for Mario Batali. Super easy. guy likes to relax