Sting brings his own chef to restaurant-this is just bizarre to me

[KristiB]

Sting Causes A Stir In Restaurant

Rocker Sting stunned staff at a Miami restaurant by taking along his own chef to cook his meal, according to reports. The Police star insisted on his personal chef preparing his meal in the kitchen of posh eatery Casa Tua in Miami Beach.

A source tells British newspaper, The Sun, "It was amazing - Casa Tua is one of the best places in town. It has some fantastic chefs and Sting brings his own person to cook. No one would believe it. Apparently his people booked ahead and said staff would cook for his friends but not for him." Restaurant owner Michele Gredene says he could not comment, but did not deny the incident.

Earlier this week, Sting and wife Trudie Styler were ordered to pay $49,888 to their former chef by a British employment tribunal. Jane Martin claimed she was forced to work 14 hour days while pregnant and Styler was not sympathetic when she experienced sickness early in her pregnancy.

[CompassRose]

Well, if Casa Tua is that keen to have Sting eat there that they'll let him do that, then whatever. I can't somehow see Thomas Keller or Alice Waters standing for that kind of thing.

On the other hand, might've been quite a different and more exciting headline if he'd tried it on Anthony Bourdain! :D

[KristiB]

I looked the restaurant up and they have a $42.00 lamb chop on the menu.:eek: They have mixed reviews most saying it's too expensive for what it is and the wait staff is condescending and rude.

Sounds like the perfect place for Sting.

[Canice]

And I thought it was ridiculous that the chef at one of the most popular restaurants in San Francisco ran out and bought romaine lettuce to make a salad for Clint Eastwood because that's what he wanted!
Candidates, both of them, for the "get over yourself" files.

[bobmark226]

Carol Channing lived on a macrobiotic diet. In her heyday, she was, of course, welcome at all the best restaurants in Manhattan, given her celebrity, and always brought in her own little containers. No one ever objected because the publicity was worth a lot more than what they would have made on her meal.

Bob

[TKay]

Bob makes a good point. I'm sure that's why the restaurant allowed another chef into the kitchen. It does sort of beg the question, why go to the restaurant to begin with? Why not sit home eating your brown rice and tofu or PBJ or whatever? I guess it's better to be seen out. There's not much publicity in sitting at home.

[Canice]

Well, I rather doubt it would be practical for Sting to go home for dinner every night, but having your own chef cook in someone else's acclaimed restaurant seems odd. The rest of the kitchen staff must've loved having an additional chef there. But as others say, it's the owner's call. And now he can say he served Sting.
To have one person in a party bring something, as in the case of Ms. Channing, doesn't seem so bad to me; it's not intrusive. And after all, going out to dinner (even for a nobody like me) isn't always about the food.

[ljt2r]

And I thought it was ridiculous that the chef at one of the most popular restaurants in San Francisco ran out and bought romaine lettuce to make a salad for Clint Eastwood because that's what he wanted!
Candidates, both of them, for the "get over yourself" files.

I wonder if Clint Eastwood insisted or if the chef offered, given the whole publicity, etc. I never really got arrogant jerk vibes about Clint Eastwood--not that I know the man of course. :rolleyes: ;)

But that is really appalling about Sting. :eek:

[Canice]

Good point - I read that the chef ran out and bought the lettuce, not that it was demanded or anything. I hate star-fawning and special treatment (in most cases), so my reaction was really to the chef, not Eastwood who (and everything I know about actors I heard on "Fresh Air" ;) ) seems like a stand-up guy. It's just that you get to your table and they give you the menu -- there are no "specials of the day" because the menu changes daily. What you see is what you get, ostensibly. That said, if I were a server there and Clint Eastwood asked, "Is there any romaine lettuce in the kitchen?" I might well tell Chef. Unless I were Aggie94's server, in which case I'd say, "Look Mister - it's lettuce we got! Lettuce." ;)

[Robyn1007]

Unless I were Aggie94's server, in which case I'd say, "Look Mister - it's lettuce we got! Lettuce." ;)

Regular lettuce! :p :D Ahahahahaha! That's funny!

[aggie94]

LMAO! I'm glad I opened this thread tonight. You guys cracked me up!

[Canice]

Oh, and Eva? The restaurant was Myth!

Had you known, you coulda told Lettuce Girl, "They don't treat Clint Eastwood like this!!" ;) :p

[aggie94]

Are you serious?? Clint Eastwood eats at MYTH?? Dang, I should have had my eyes open for celebrities there that night! :D

BTW, one of my foodie former colleagues is headed to SF with her partner for a conference next week and emailed me for restaurant recommendations. I gave her a list of all the places we ate, and rather than choose or do any of her own research, she just decided to eat at all the places we ate! So she'll be hitting Myth, Fog City Diner, and Slanted Door. I hope she likes them as much as we did! I should tell her to look for Clint at Myth and make sure to order a romaine salad even if it's not on the menu. ;)

[gabbyh]

Wecome to South Florida...it's a different world down here:rolleyes:

~Gail

[boisewinesnob]

Is he on some kind of special diet or what?
And did he also bring his own dishes and utensils? Or were the ones at the restaurant good enough after all?