Philip Kim of Sushi J is firm on his rule, saying on a Facebook post it would be the ‘last time we debate this’
Good chefs are notoriously exacting about how a customer ought to experience a dish that may have taken months, years – or even the arc of an entire career – to perfect.
Gordon Ramsay will not serve ketchup. Marco Pierre White, as the apocryphal tale goes, ejected dozens of diners who asked for more salt or pepper. Alice Waters never accepted requests for items that were out of season.
This article was amended on 24 September 2025 to include comments from Philip Kim.
