Ok, so I work in an "upmarket" French/Morrocan restaurant. Tonight was a mediocre night with only a few tables (tops to the Yanks)booked and a couple of walk-ins. I did something very simple today for one of the dishes, something that appears on almost every British menu. Saute Mushrooms with the Ribeye steak. Oh the reaction this brought! They were impressed, EXCUSE ME? WTF? They're only mushrooms for goodness sake! Almost every steak within the UK is served with them, it's standard. Then I realised, where-ever I have had steak within the US, there have been no mushrooms served with it. So I asked someone today if there is anywhere they have been and had mushrooms with their steak, the response was "only in the high end steak restaurants in New York City"
Ok, this is absolutely ridiculous. Such a simple thing, to get the response I did, there is something seriously wrong with the catering trade over here.