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ORIGINAL: TwoNYCDommes

I've never been able to understand wanting to go to a restaurant because the chef is on TV.  (There are restaurants I enjoy whose chefs have become famous, but their fame came from their cooking, not because they were an entertaining personality.)

I am annoyed by the proliferation of high-end chains.  While logically I can understand that designing recipes/menus/etc. and training staff to follow your vision is actually an extremely important part of running a kitchen, I still selfishly feel that if the chef is so good, he should be cooking for me personally.