Woman Leaves An Honest Review Of A 27-Course Meal At Michelin-Starred Restaurant And Shares The Ridiculous Things She Was Served
Some people think they can get away with anything by simply calling it art.
Michelin stars usually signal a special night out, but Geraldine DeRuiter’s dinner at Bros’ in Lecce turned into something far stranger. What was supposed to be a high-end tasting menu quickly became a viral story about tiny portions, odd presentations, and a meal she called the worst Michelin-starred experience she had ever had.
DeRuiter, founder of the Everywhereist blog, described spoiled food, awkward service, and dishes that looked more like a prank than fine dining. Her account spread fast online, especially after she shared photos of the 27-course meal and the chef later responded with a long statement of his own.
The photos are hard to forget, and the reaction to them made the story even bigger. Read on.
Geraldine paid a visit to Bros', a Michelin-starred restaurant in Italy. Her experience, however, was truly disappointing.
bros’The blogger shared things she didn't like.
everywhereistHer story went viral almost immediately.
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“This was the largest course of the 27 (We got six noodles and one piece of bread each). I’ve added the bread plate for scale.”
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“A course for *two* people at Bros”
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"Most annoying aspects of the whole dinner experience:"
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And there are a lot of them...
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Orange as a meal
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“Rand holding up one of the courses – a paper-thin fish cracker – in its entirety”
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“This was a main course. It’s about a tablespoon of food.”
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“A sliver of oyster loaf with foam. David’s face here says more than I ever can.”
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“Teaspoon of olive ice cream”
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“Rand tries to figure out what part of this dish is edible.”
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“He cannot.”
everywhereist
This sounds weird.
everywhereist
Looks weird too.
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It’s the same kind of awkward blowback as hosting friends for “gourmet” dinner and then charging them.
The reactions were:
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“The meat droplet course.”
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The agony continues:
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Frozen air:
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More photos followed:
Elle Rose
People can’t believe this is happening.
Elle Rose
This has to be documented.
Elle Rose
Update:
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Note the balloons.
LisaDMyers
Rancid ricotta.
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These are the chefs:
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Nice tattoo.
everywhereist
The chef again.
rileyisaghost
He replied to OP.
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And included horses, apparently...
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What is a man on a horse?
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Well, at least some good came out of the whole experience:
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People online commented:
aisling_bn
Makes sense...
seanvaughnjovi
Chaos incarnate.
LoifeLikesThing
"We did it on purpose," so it is okay.
erinbiba
That's what you would expect...
summerbrennan
Yes, that's what he is saying...
KristerJohnson
So inviting...
juansfitzy
We have to admit that sometimes it is important and desirable to be different. However, some things shouldn’t be tampered with.
First of all, the food should be tasty. That’s the most important thing.
Creating art that no one likes is just useless. Maybe the chef should learn to cook before starting to accuse everyone of being plebs who can’t appreciate his “art.”
For another kitchen power struggle, see what happened when a chef surprised her family with gourmet dinner and her sister felt sidelined.
