Dobbs House Luau , Dallas, TX (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

LL Limbo Lizard Tiki Socialite Aboard the 'Leaky Tiki', Dallas Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 788	LL Limbo Lizard Posted posted on Fri, Jan 2, 2009 11:56 AM On 2009-01-02 11:03, Hakalugi wrote: Instead of buying new pans, they replaced the stoves? This move either indicates a dedication to cooking perfection or an expensive blunder catering to an inflexible chef. Or some sort of publicity stunt. Clearly, his "pans" were the now-familiar round-bottomed woks. (In 1958, who would have known what a wok was?) The shape is essential to how it is used. It was probably easier to customize the stoves to support a wok over the burners, than to re-work the whole menu/cooking style. "The rum's the thing..." [ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2009-01-02 11:57 ]

On 2009-01-02 11:03, Hakalugi wrote:

Instead of buying new pans, they replaced the stoves?

This move either indicates a dedication to cooking perfection or an expensive blunder catering to an inflexible chef. Or some sort of publicity stunt.

Clearly, his "pans" were the now-familiar round-bottomed woks. (In 1958, who would have known what a wok was?) The shape is essential to how it is used. It was probably easier to customize the stoves to support a wok over the burners, than to re-work the whole menu/cooking style.

"The rum's the thing..."

[ Edited by: Limbo Lizard 2009-01-02 11:57 ]

Post #426737 by Limbo Lizard on Fri, Jan 2, 2009 11:56 AM