![]() ![]() As such, I’m more than happy to accept this as the origin story of our delicious and crunchy friend.George Crum was an African/Native American trapper and guide in the Adirondacks, who became renowned for his culinary skills after becoming a cook and restaurant owner in Saratoga Springs, New York. However, none of these creations became commercial successes, nor were named a potato chip. There are also several recipes for incredibly similar concoctions that definitely predate 1853. Some sources indicate that other cooks may have been serving thinly sliced fried potatoes garnished with salt years before Crum. Unfortunately, there is a possible dampener to this story. Years later Crum would open his own restaurant where he placed bowls of his tasty invention on every table. The chips became incredibly popular and were subsequently known as ‘Saratoga chips’ or ‘potato crunches’ before eventually being universally recognized as potato chips. It was at this point that fate stepped in because, much to Crum’s surprise, the dish ended up being a hit with the patron and thus a new snack was born. Quite please with himself, Crum sent the pile of dismembered french fries back to the customer. Finally, to top them off, he added an overly generous heaping of salt. He then fried them until they were overcooked, ie – hard and crunchy. The possible validity of this source aside, Crum was thoroughly irritated in this particular instance and decided to teach the impossible to please patron a lesson.įirstly, he took a fresh batch of potatoes and sliced them as thinly as he could. It pleased him to watch their reaction, which ranged from disbelief to a hurried departure.” His somewhat irascible nature made him commit mayhem on many a returned meal. ![]() “The few who did complain and returned their orders to the kitchen, were rewarded with the most indigestible substances the chef could concoct. ![]() One source contends that Crum was known for literally dishing out punishments to customers who irritated him – The unhappy gentleman was continuously sending plates of french fried potatoes back to the kitchen because he found them to be too thick and soft. There we find a young chef by the name of George Crum who is being subjected to the relentless torture of an overly picky customer. Our tale starts way back in 1853 in Saratoga Springs, New York. George Crum – Potato chip inventor and alleged vengeful man It’s due to my exposure to the vile underbelly of the service industry that I particularly like the story behind the accidental invention of the potato chip. There are service staff out there who will be far more creative than myself in regards to how they will mess with you if you’re a jerk. The lesson – always be incredibly nice to people who are in control of your food. Punishment: Full cream milk and sugar as well as convincing them to have a second cup since they were “only drinking skim.” Their hypocrisy aside, no one should disrespect coffee like that. They then proceeded to order quarter strength skinny caramel lattes with artificial sweetener because they were dieting. That other one is just a waitress.”įor lunch they slammed down cream based pastas and double servings of garlic bread. They spouted classic one liners such as “Oh, the red-head is at least at university. Punishment: Pretending his credit card was declined in order to embarrass him in front of his lady friend.Ĭrime: This group of women were self-important and incredibly rude. Punishment: I purposely moved his order to the end of the queue on a busy Saturday Night.Ĭrime: The boozed up customer forgot what main he ordered and then blamed me when I didn’t bring him “what he wanted.” This was a particularly stupid move because he and his wife were regulars but he was currently sitting next to someone in the 21 -25 age bracket who definitely wasn’t his daughter. Here’s just a small taste of the things I’ve done to patrons in my time:Ĭrime: The customer dared to click at me. ![]()
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