A Quote by John Lanchester

Chefs get sucked into the trap of 'fine dining' because some guides make it central to their ratings system and because some customers have been trained to focus their expectations on the trappings and not on the food. It's all a gigantic waste of energy.

John Lanchester

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John Lanchester
British - Novelist
Born: February 25, 1962

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