The Philosophy of Food
It's Saturday! It's time for a sundae!
Several years ago I made a solo trip to Disneyland to stay at the Grand Californian with my husband for our anniversary.
(It was ill-fated, but that's for another story....)
Anyway, I was hanging out waiting for him to show up (he was flying in from Houston) and while I waited I thought I'd have a pre-dinner ice cream - the Disneyland version of an amuse bouche. So I went into the ice cream place at the hotel, ordered a sundae, and sat down.
A few minutes later, a very agitated woman comes in and asks to speak to the manager. The manager was also serving and responded to her immediately. She wanted to complain because she had bought a sundae as well, and her ice cream was 'full of bugs.'
I quickly examined mine, just to be sure.
The manager asked for the now half-eaten, half-melted sundae and examined it closely. "What did you order?" she asked.
"A hot fudge sundae with vanilla-bean ice cream."
"I don't see any bugs, but we'll be happy to give you a fresh one." She chucked the melted sundae and created a new one with a smile.
The woman carefully assessed the offered sundae, then handed it back and asked, "Is this a joke? This one is full of bugs as well!"
(What was she referring to? The tiny flecks of vanilla bean in the ice cream!)
There was no pleasing this woman. She demanded her money back and threatened to call the health department. They refunded her money very courteously.
Don't be like this woman. Know what you've ordered, and if it's not right, of course request a replacement - but not because you had no clue that yes, Virginia, there are such things as real vanilla bean flecks!