Someone’s Not Invited To The Clambake

We have a new hostess who likes to ask stupid questions as a way of trying to sound smart. She questions the chef and kitchen staff about the menu and ingredients to try to catch them out. One time she argued that our Pinot Noir bottles were mislabeled because they were white wines, even though this was explained when they were delivered that though uncommon, this is possible, and we ordered some!

One of our chefs got tired of her, so when she was challenging some menu changes, he decided he had had enough.

Hostess: “I see you added clam chowder to the menu. What kind of clams were used?”

Chef: “Bearded clams from the island of Lesbos.”

Hostess: *Nodding along* “Ah, yes, very good.”

She then proceeded to tell tables that for the first forty minutes we were open until another server overheard her and corrected her. Luckily, our customers thought it was hilarious, although the chef was told not to do that again!