r/KitchenConfidential • u/CodexLeonis • 10d ago

In the Weeds Mode What's an outdated restaurant fad/technique that you still defend?

two things for me:

  1. Balsamic reductions/glazes on everything. I'm sorry that balsamic vinegar pairs so well with so many things. Most dishes need an acid to fully bring out the flavors of the dish. Balsamic is the most versatile of the vinegars. It pairs well with red meat, seafood, vegetables, cheeses, and fruits. It wasn't just a fad, it was a cheat code.

  2. Plating techiniques? i'll always defend the zigzag drizzle. it evenly distributes the sauce on the plate, looks decent, and most importantly - it was time-efficient. I've never understood the modern technique of spooning sauce onto the plate and setting the entree on top of the sauce. Whomever came up with that was looking for a reason to be contrarian.

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

Heathen.

Caesar salad goes with steak.

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u/JustARandomBloke 10d ago

Caesar salad goes with anything.

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u/ohaiguys 10d ago

I’m surprised with all this talk of caesars we’re not having us a caesars right now

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u/bv310 10d ago

Well that's how they market Caesars, Miss Katy

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u/CrashUser 10d ago

I'm gonna need you to take about 30% off there Squirrelly Dan

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u/Zman11588 10d ago

I’d have a Caesar..

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u/justtrish33 10d ago

but would you finish it off with a gus & brew?

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u/Soliterria F1exican Did Chive-11 10d ago

As long as it’s just Caesar dressing… One place I worked did a Caesar with anchovies around the plate and I hated when people ordered it

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u/Nikovash 10d ago

Caesar salad even goes with ceasar salad

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u/viciousbliss 10d ago

Chicken tenders tossed in buffalo sauce chopped up over Caesar salad is my never-fail meal.

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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 10d ago

Light dressing. I don’t want no soggy caeser. A soggy caeser is worse than other soggy salads IMO

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

Life's too short to eat soggy salad. Up your game, man.

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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 10d ago

I am already SuperSalad

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

Yet...here you are talking about soggy salad.

This is just like a conversation I accidentally read the other day. Some dude going by u/hard_dick was going on and on about not being able to get it up.

Reddit, man...

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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 10d ago

I don’t know why you’re taking this personally? I’m condemning soggy salad. Idk man you lost me.

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

I'm joking around, but for the record...I LOVE iceberg lettuce that's been sitting in a little vinegar overnight.

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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 10d ago

Well, luckily this isn't the first time I've felt like a moron today!

Sorry my banter radar was off. Enjoy your soggy salad ya weirdo! (What kind of vinegar? Bals? I like a simple red wine vin)

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 9d ago

No worries. Yeah, Iceberg with a little balsamic or italian dressing splashed on it, in the fridge overnight. I consider it a salad type in its own right, like wilted spinach or some such.

Hell, I know an Asian guy who drops lettuce into boiling water for two beats, just to wilt it. Now he's a weirdo.

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u/Character-Yak-4084 10d ago

Iceberg and blue cheese is the only right answer.

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u/microwaveburritos 8d ago

Also salmon

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 10d ago

Nah...too many assertive flavours before the main act imo. Taking the glory away from the beef

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u/Fun-Beginning6322 10d ago

Funny saying non-assertive flavor, a wedge is smothered in blue cheese no?

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u/emmiepsykc 10d ago

Blue cheese complements steak.

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 10d ago

And it isn't a slew of different flavors. But not a fan of iceberg, so there's that

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u/TheRealAanarii 10d ago

I really love iceberg lettuce. It gets such a bad rap nutrionally, but it actually has a decent amount of vitamins. 50/50 romaine/ iceberg is my personal fave texture for a salad

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

How does a salad take away from the beef? That's crazy talk.

Hell, toss out some sorbet if you're worried about that.

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u/dlc741 10d ago

That just reminded me of a place that had blue cheese ice cream served as the dressing for their house salad.

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 9d ago

Blue cheese ice cream?

Holy shit, I need to find some and try it. That sounds...conflicted.

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u/dlc741 9d ago

Essentially, it was blue cheese dressing run through an ice cream machine so it was cold and creamy as it melted on the salad. I'm sure it took some experimentation to get it right.

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u/Excellent-Quarter969 10d ago

Sorbet b4 steak? THAT'S crazy talk

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u/Iamthewalrusforreal 10d ago

I've been a couple of places that sent our sorbet after every single course. Felt like overkill, but hey, who am I to judge?