My name is Schmick. And this is directed to the chef, of the 18 oaks Restaurant, for June 30th. 2026, they put together a ceremonial dinner for a dozen people from my family. I'm departing for a world tour, the dinner was a 3-hour and 15-minute experience, for my family, the menu was selected and crafted, not from a menu but from my instructions./ The chef walked in so I'm told, when I was making his speech to the family* I said you will not like this dinner! 1/ The family had no choice and what they were going to eat./ If they received everything that they wanted, there would be no emotional involvement and they would forget about the dinner/ instead, I asked the chef to prepare items from my life experience, Chateaubriand with specific vegetables,. A cheese course after the main meal.. pallet clearing border.. If I gave my family comfort food they would not remember it. Instead, I gave him things that I thought they should experience,! The chef exceeded my expectations on many dishes,/ I was expecting a small plate of meat, and instead one portion would have been enough to feed the whole family, true Elegance, that I've only experienced, eating at a family dinner in Saudi Arabia,/ Do you want your grandchildren to remember a meal, 50 years later, then they must not like it or they must love it, if they hate it, it will produce an emotional memory. If they love it, it will produce an emotional memory. If it's what they want. They'll forget about it quite shortly, If the manager George oui this review .. The chef succeeded, the emotional experience, brought some people to tears, other people to anger, and I guarantee, all dozen people remember everything 50 years from today, happy birthday to the United States, and they also created a most elegant birthday cake, a true work of art, for one person there and for our country 250 years young, July 4th 2026, thank you one and all and the servers, we're classic in explaining what they were going to eat. There was also an allergy test to make sure that all the guests could eat whatever was presented, thank you so much! George
