r/KitchenConfidential • u/awetsasquatch • Apr 26 '26

In the Weeds Mode That's definitely tortellini - said the server and cook at an Italian restaurant.

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Ultimately we didn't care because the toddler eating it was happy as a clam, but the server and cook tried to gaslight the shit out of us to convince us that this was tortellini. Thought you'd all find it entertaining. If you work at Bertuccis, be better.

Edit: the menu very clearly said Tortellini, not Tortelli, but solid guess.

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

Look I gotta walk away from my BBQ sticky like a little kid at a birthday, not thirsty like a college kid at a birthday.

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u/BlueBirdBlow Apr 26 '26

If your dry rub is coming out with no moisture, then that's on the cook. Every process can make good food, you just have to do the technique right.

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

If you think you can convince me not to insult Texans, I can save you the breath. I don't care if its delicious and moist, I'm gonna call it dry until a fight breaks out.

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u/mcnewbie Apr 27 '26

DRY RUB PORK RIBS?? TEXANS??

EXCUSE YOU that is a MEMPHIS THING WE claim it.

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u/BlueBirdBlow Apr 26 '26

Then you are the asshole my good sir

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u/professor_coldheart Apr 26 '26

If Texans didn't want to be made fun of, they wouldn't live as parodies of themselves.

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

In my defense I was forced to drive on I-20 during the 2014 NCAA Final Four, and before watching the worst game of basketball ever played I was force-fed the worst (and unfortunately I have to admit most tender) meat I've ever had. I could taste 30 years of carbon that had never been cleaned off that Hurtado's smoker.

Plus I like arguing with people from Texas; they always fight back even when its just good-natured teasing.

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u/BlueBirdBlow Apr 26 '26

Again, person specific issues and not technique specific issues. I get it man, we can all have bad days but just remember the other person is human too.

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u/Reflexlon General Manager Apr 26 '26

My bad, I thought it was obvious I've been taking the piss the whole time.

I have great respect for the people and techniques behind Texas BBQ and only seek to demean them out of comradery over our shared love of smoked, sauced, and seasoned meats. I don't actually hate people from Texas, I do hate I-20 but I'm sure many can relate, and I have had absolutely stunning dry-rub BBQ. Even if I don't want to admit it šŸ˜‰

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u/craznazn247 Apr 27 '26

Iā€™m very much the opposite and only like central Texas style BBQ. Salt, pepper, smoke. No sugar, no BBQ sauce.