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July 10, 1912
The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
J. Hayden-Clarendon gains favor with a renowned German grill's kitchen staff through kindness, leading to premium meals. A waiter exploits the name to order excessive food in one hour, astonishing the cook.
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ASTONISHED THE COOK
Marvelous Appetite of "Mr. Clarendon," Whose Name Was Passport to Kitchen's Best.
J. Hayden-Clarendon, eating his three meals in a German grill of much renown, has, day by day, extended his acquaintanceship from the steward to each of the waiters and from thence into the kitchen to the cooks. And it so happened a while ago that one of the cooks had had to send his wife to a hospital. Clarendon, ever thoughtful, bought flowers and sent them out to the kitchen to be forwarded thence to the hospital.
This, of course, made him more than 'solid' with the culinary department of the big restaurant, with the result that whenever a waiter announced that the order was 'for Mr. Clarendon' the cooks would go to the limit in getting him the best steaks and chops and serving them as works of art.
The waiters weren't slow in learning that the word 'Clarendon' was the passport to the kitchen's best--the open sesame, as it were.
So it happened that one afternoon a waiter came into the kitchen with the order:
"T-bone steak, rare, for Mr. Clarendon."
The man at the broiler threw up his hands.
"What's come over Mr. Clarendon?" he asked in astonishment. "He has had two porterhouse steaks, boiled salmon, ham and eggs, three oyster stews, sanddabs, chops, and now he wants a T-bone steak and all in an hour!"--San Francisco Chronicle.
Marvelous Appetite of "Mr. Clarendon," Whose Name Was Passport to Kitchen's Best.
J. Hayden-Clarendon, eating his three meals in a German grill of much renown, has, day by day, extended his acquaintanceship from the steward to each of the waiters and from thence into the kitchen to the cooks. And it so happened a while ago that one of the cooks had had to send his wife to a hospital. Clarendon, ever thoughtful, bought flowers and sent them out to the kitchen to be forwarded thence to the hospital.
This, of course, made him more than 'solid' with the culinary department of the big restaurant, with the result that whenever a waiter announced that the order was 'for Mr. Clarendon' the cooks would go to the limit in getting him the best steaks and chops and serving them as works of art.
The waiters weren't slow in learning that the word 'Clarendon' was the passport to the kitchen's best--the open sesame, as it were.
So it happened that one afternoon a waiter came into the kitchen with the order:
"T-bone steak, rare, for Mr. Clarendon."
The man at the broiler threw up his hands.
"What's come over Mr. Clarendon?" he asked in astonishment. "He has had two porterhouse steaks, boiled salmon, ham and eggs, three oyster stews, sanddabs, chops, and now he wants a T-bone steak and all in an hour!"--San Francisco Chronicle.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Deception Fraud
What themes does it cover?
Deception
What keywords are associated?
Restaurant Trick
Name Exploitation
Kitchen Favor
Astonished Cook
San Francisco
What entities or persons were involved?
J. Hayden Clarendon
The Cook
The Waiter
Where did it happen?
German Grill In San Francisco
Story Details
Key Persons
J. Hayden Clarendon
The Cook
The Waiter
Location
German Grill In San Francisco
Event Date
A While Ago
Story Details
Clarendon befriends restaurant staff by sending flowers to a cook's wife in hospital, earning special food treatment. Waiters exploit his name for better orders, leading to a waiter ordering multiple meals under the name in one hour, astonishing the cook.