The Wall Street Journal recently ran an article written by Hilary Potkewitz titled, “Steak Without Shame.” The article recounted the experience of a woman in an Omaha steakhouse who informed her server that she wanted her steak well-done. Here’s the dialogue that followed: “The server, incredulous, asked if she was sure. (She was). ‘So that means it’ll be cooked all the way through.’ (Yes). ‘No pink in the middle?’ (Correct). ‘The chef will probably need to butterfly it.’ (That’s fine). ‘Your entrees will take longer to come out.’ (That’s OK). ‘You know you could just eat a hockey puck covered in blue cheese instead of wasting a steak.’” And, woe is me, if you have the audacity to order catchup or A1 Sauce to complement your well-done steak. You’ll probably draw some stares and snickers from your fellow diners and even catch some grief from the people sitting at your table. What I want to know is where these “steak Nazis” get their authority to judge others on how they order their steak? I can see judging people regarding how they treat children, senior citizens and pets, but how they prefer their steak should be nobody’s business but their own. What do you think?
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Ross, I order my steak rarely. Don’t know why I quit ordering steaks. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that after forty five years I no longer have a clients expense account to charge it to. For some reason I just quit ordering steaks. Next time I think that lady should record what that waiter said and send it to their corporate office. She might end up with a lot of well done steaks just the way she likes them.
First, judging someone without first stepping in their shoes is first wrong but to judge someone on how they prefer their steak cooked is sad for the person judging LOL… Who’s going to eat the steak?
Any waiter worth his tip would have politely taken the lady’s order with instructions to the chef to cook one her way and one the “right” way. Then introduce her -free of charge- to how he thought the steak should be prepared and after she sampled them both, ask her opinion. In my experience, older people, Like me, grew up on well done steaks and just learned to like them that way until they tried one a little bit less well done.