Spiderman. Yeah, why not.
I hate pretentious food people. A lot. So, I felt a measure of great sadness when my girlfriend was told last night, that that the chef at Don Pisto's would not in any way, alter their delicious hamburguesa. Despite being a Mexican restaurant, Don Pisto's has what may be the best burger in the city. But you can't order that delicious burger without the guacamole because, the chef says, it "changes the vision of the burger."
Ugh. OK. Anyone who says that is a pretentious little twat, but fine. Food is art to some people, especially if you're a chef, and you can't go around altering someone's art. The problem here, however, was that my girlfriend ordered it without the guacamole because she's allergic to avocados. Her throat swells up when she eats them and, while she won't die or anything, she'll have an extremely unpleasant rest of the evening.
We explained that to the poor waiter, who apologetically had to stick up for the chef – who name is apparently Pete Mrabe – by telling us again that the chef won't alter the burger at all. Even for someone with food allergies. Seriously.
The worst part about it though, was the reason: it will alter the vision of the burger. Really? Where does that stop? If I go in with my father who uses a wheelchair, would it alter the vision of the interior design when they had to move a chair for him?
I get that a chef has a vision for his hamburger – I personally think that having a vision for a hamburger makes you a too-serious prick, but whatever. Chefs have a reputation for just that. But to put that grand "vision" up against the safety of a human being, and defend that vision so much that it severely pisses off two people that used to love your restaurant?
Eat. A. Dick. ... With guacamole.
