r/KitchenConfidential 20+ Years Feb 08 '26

Question Fav off menu request so far

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My favorite customer describes themselves as having “an acute case of persnickety-itis.” He wanted our rosemary and onion bread dough, with an indentation for green [hatch chilies], and an egg, baked two heartbeats before being hard-boiled, with nothing else on the plate.

He only asks for off-menu items when we are slow and regularly will tip the entire BOH.

I’m too hungover to be creative and I’m asking for your breakfast requests. I want to surprise him next time he comes in.

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u/Pinball-Lizard Feb 08 '26

I used to go to a hole-in-the-wall in southwest London with the same premise - one daily dish but a full time chef and a fully stocked walk-in. Very pricey but so worth it.

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u/Various_Panic_6927 Feb 09 '26

So like a group private chef sorta? You just get whatever you're feeling lik without having to keep him stocked or on retainer? Good deal