'Top Chef' Curveballs

Adapting to food restrictions on the fly

“Oh hey, we have three vegetarians, two pescatarians and a gluten free! Sorry I forgot to tell you.”

Heard.

Sigh.

I’ve been cooking, professionally and otherwise, for decades. When I was young, we never really heard much about guests who didn’t want gluten or meat or whatever. We served what was on the menu, and the primary adjustments were little fillips…