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habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.
This game is like a fever dream.

Enchanted Hat posted:



The first one to say I've gone overboard is gonna be walking the plank from my boat-roof!

I'd say you haven't gone far enough. There should be rooftop seating and a plank for bad tippers.

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Nondevor
Jun 1, 2011





catposting
So did Armand’s uncle never fly off to Los Angeles? He seems to be relaxing just fine in Paris. I guess Delia returned to the grocery store too quickly for Armand to make flight arrangements.



Also, I just noticed the :yeshaha: guy in the window... how long has that been there?

In terms of other texture edits, I do enjoy the pirate sea turtle in Hope and Anchor. Still great that barely anything had to be modded for that one!

Dire Chinchilla
Mar 27, 2013

Nondevor posted:

So did Armand’s uncle never fly off to Los Angeles? He seems to be relaxing just fine in Paris. I guess Delia returned to the grocery store too quickly for Armand to make flight arrangements.
Nope, he totally did work there for a while. If you go to Delia's shop to buy ingredients when she's working at your restaurant, Michel will be there.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Dire Chinchilla posted:

It'd be cheesy but kinda cute if he chose a dessert for that stunt.
:buddy: : Delia, I named my famous crepes after you... because you're so sweet.
But no, he went with a loving fish. I don't know what he's trying to say here.

"I named my crepes after you because, much like a pound of cinnamon, I choke and cough every time you get in my mouth."

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

Nondevor posted:

So did Armand’s uncle never fly off to Los Angeles? He seems to be relaxing just fine in Paris. I guess Delia returned to the grocery store too quickly for Armand to make flight arrangements.

He did run it for that one mission, there's just really no reason to go to the shop if you've already bought all the ingredients (and he doesn't say anything funny).



Nondevor posted:


Also, I just noticed the :yeshaha: guy in the window... how long has that been there?

In terms of other texture edits, I do enjoy the pirate sea turtle in Hope and Anchor. Still great that barely anything had to be modded for that one!

Added that just before the last mission, just a little easter egg!

Pharohman777
Jan 14, 2012

by Fluffdaddy

Haifisch posted:

0.08 tbsp of paprika? Armand clearly knows he's operating in a market terrified of actual flavors, and will spread his restaurant dominance into the great plains in no time.

It will go well with the pile of cinnamon with a hint of crepe dish. Too much flavor and too little flavor should cancel out.

Kitala
Sep 2, 2012

Not Some Opera Floozy

Just caught up with the lp, and it’s been a great ride so far. One thing that stuck out was Tyrone said he lost his reputation because the critic hated his spicy food, only for Secundo to insist (and love) our same recipe. Maybe he thinks we still work for the Don.

Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer

Kitala posted:

Just caught up with the lp, and it’s been a great ride so far. One thing that stuck out was Tyrone said he lost his reputation because the critic hated his spicy food, only for Secundo to insist (and love) our same recipe. Maybe he thinks we still work for the Don.

Maybe it's racism.

Kitala
Sep 2, 2012

Not Some Opera Floozy

Zanzibar Ham posted:

Maybe it's racism.

Most likely. I was giving Secundo, supposed man of integrity, too much credit.

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances
Episode 13: There is no spoon



Hello, Armand! Have I got some great news for you! You know how you've always wanted to win the French Nationals? Well, the competition is on!

YOU CAN NOW ENTER THE FRENCH NATIONALS!

Wow – that's been almost a dream for me since I was a kid!

Well, now you have the chance to fulfil that dream…

Thanks for the information, uncle! I'll try my best to win!

Good luck, Armand! I have full confidence that you can win!



Another cooking contest? All right, why not. This is a four-round French cooking contest for two chefs. It seems a little pointless to let us bring two chefs if we're only cooking from one cuisine, but it's actually a good idea to specialise your chefs. In Wagons Ho!, for example, Tyrone Simpson is responsible for all the appetizers while Bruce Allen cooks the soups and desserts. That way, they'll get cooking XP in their respective recipes twice as fast, increasing dish quality. However, we've had Armand for so long that he's pretty much maximally experienced in all French recipes that matter, so we don't really need a second chef.



We get very few customers at the Hope and Anchor, so I've brought Blood-in-his-veins Mazowski to Paris to observe the competition. I notice that he's actually competent at making stuffed spider crab, so maybe we'll even let him cook something.



Nah. Armand has those really good ingredients that I've been buying from Dmitri, Delia and various other people, so he'll be the one doing all the cooking here. I don't know if there's a way to share those ingredients with your other chefs, but even if there were, :effort:.



We're clearly nearing the endgame. Armand's score of 95 is only five points from 100, which is the absolute maximum recipe quality. If we could get our hands on a recipe that'll let us score 100, we should be guaranteed to win every cooking contest.



We're not going to get there with a soup, but the cream of red bell pepper soup should be OK here. This is the only one of our starting recipes that I'm still using for contests, mostly because our French soup repertoire is awful.



We're still comfortably ahead. This game's pretty easy when you don't have to deal with your terrible customers.



We follow the spider crab and the red pepper soup with a nice beef daube.



At this point, because you can get a maximum of 100 points for your dish, it's pretty much impossible for us to lose.



I was going to go with the cinnamon à la crepe in the final round for old times' sake, but I had forgotten that the contest forces you to make this fruit gratin. Way to try to spoil my fun, Restaurant Empire.





We win the French nationals! I'unno, didn't we just recently win an international cooking competition? This feels like going down a step.



But we also win the Lobster :thermidor: ! The quality isn't very impressive, though it does have an incredible profit margin. This is not surprising: Armand, where the gently caress are you getting $1.36 lobsters? And that's at three-star quality. At the lowest quality level, he's paying $0.23 for a lobster. Is that a plastic lobster? A napkin with the word "lobster" scribbled on it? Good recipe.



I go back to win the contest again. Thanks to all his hard work, Stan Mazowski is now the fourth-greatest chef in the world! And Armand is number five, I guess. Whatever.



The second win got us the recipe for duck with coriander. Duck with 2.5 grams of coriander seed, to be more specific. This honestly feels like false advertising. This is duck with apple with a slight impurity of coriander seed! And chicken broth, for some reason.

Similarly to the lobster Thermidor, it's got a mediocre quality and a good profit margin, so I guess this is a fairly good recipe.

Shortly after, I get called back to the kitchen of Treize à Table by a mysterious figure with a mysterious beard.



Monsieur LeBoeuf, My name is Bernard Compte, and I saw your rout of the French Nationals. We have been waiting for someone like you.

Can I call you Bernard?

No.

You have been waiting for someone like me? What do you mean?

I am the Director of the ICDO, and our organization has every reason to believe that you are the one.

What's the ICDO?

We are the International Coalition to Defeat OmniFood.

Why do you want to defeat OmniFood?

We have every reason to believe that OmniFood employs tactics to win the cooking contests that go against the moral culinary foundations of the cooking competitions.

I'm not sure I understand. Can you explain?

OmniFood produces their own ingredients. They also produce genetically-modified ingredients. We know that OmniFood uses these strictly forbidden ingredients in the cooking contests to gain the edge against the competition.

So – why don't you just tell the organizing committee? I'm sure they would disqualify OmniFood if they knew about this!

The problem is, we cannot find any incriminating evidence. So far, all the *evidence* we have is hearsay. But we know for a fact that they cheat. All we need now is the evidence. However, this is very hard to come by, as all OmniFood's secrets are well-guarded.


"OmniFood are definitely cheating. We have no evidence whatsoever, but we know for a fact that they're cheating, because they're winning and we hate them!!!"

What do you mean, what one am I?

It is no secret that due to their constant and consistent cheating, we want to see OmniFood topple. And we believe that you have it in you to defeat them!

Um. Okay, but how can I defeat them, if according to you they cheat?

Since we cannot find any evidence, we need to take an alternative approach. If we defeat OmniFood, we will put to an end their reign on the tourney. And that's where you come in.

What can I do for you, Mr. Compte?

I would like you to come with me to perfect your French cooking skills. We know you have it in you, Armand, to defeat OmniFood, and we want to train you to become the best chef the likes the world has never seen! [sic]

And who will I train under?

Under my direct tutelage, Armand.

What will I learn?

I was a grand master chef before I retired. I have won the cooking final event several times, and was ranked number one for several years. I rarely cook anymore, but my skills, and more importantly, my knowledge, remains.

And skills you will learn, Armand. You will master everything that I have learned in over 35 years as a chef. In short, you will know what I know. And you will one day be better.

Well, in that case, I accept!

Good! You might want to tell your relatives and loved ones that you are leaving. We will be gone for quite a while, until you perfect every skill and explore every piece of knowledge I have to offer. You should pack right away. There is no time to lose!



Wow. This sounds important. I'd better go with Morpheus right away, and not spend a couple of months stalling in case I get offered some more recipes.

It sure is a shame they can't get any evidence of OmniFood's wrongdoing. Imagine the fallout if people discovered that OmniFood has developed their own super-ingredients which allow you to make incomparably delicious food that you can't buy anywhere other than OmniFood restaurants. Their franchise would be doomed!



I bought this new French/American recipe for $50,000. It's really high quality, though its profitability is pretty poor. Still, though, very good recipe. Although I'm disappointed they didn't use the foot-long langoustine model from the langoustine crepes recipe.



This recipe was also just over $50,000. Our customers are getting REALLY greedy lately! Still, this is another recipe with excellent quality and poor profitability. I'll make low-quality versions of both of these recipes and add them to the menu.

After the first month, I stop getting new offers from our customers, so I head over to Uncle Michel's house.



Armand! So this is the lovely Delia!

Didn't I tell you she was something?

Oh, seeing such a beautiful face – how I long for those bachelor days again!

Hmmm… haven't I heard that comment before? Anways…

Delia, meet my uncle. He was the one who got me involved with restaurants!

Ah, Armand, you always had the blood of chefs in your veins – you were destined to become a chef!

How are you doing, Mr. Leboeuf.

Please – call me Michel. It's a pleasure to meet you!

She's very pretty, Armand! Not only are you good at cooking, but you also have a good eye!


I'm a little uncomfortable with this conversation. They can't even politely pretend that Delia is anything other than decoration?

I want to break the news to both of you…

What is it?

Yes, Armand, what do you wish to tell us?

I met with Mr. Bernard Compte, a retired grand master chef. He has offered to train me to become a master as well…

So you've met good ol' Bernie! That's great! He is one fantastic chef, that much I can tell you! If he is going to train you, then I'm sure you'll become a formidable master chef as well!

That's great, Armand! Congratulations!

Delia, uncle, I will be going away for a while under Bernard's direct tutelage.

Believe me, Armand, you will have your hands full! That Bernie can sure cook, and will have lots of new skills and techniques to show you!

Delia, uncle, I would like you to look over my operations while I am gone…

You want me to work in your restaurant again? Sure! The only thing is, I'll still need a replacement at the market!

Well, if you don't mind me taking your place…

Of course not! And thanks to Armand, I already have some experience running restaurants, and with your guidance, Michel, I'm sure we can manage Armand's business in his absence!

Well, I guess I have to start packing…

Take care, Armand, and make us proud!

Yes, take care, Armand, and don't worry – I'll help you look over the restaurant while you're away. Uncle will help me as well, so you don't have to worry about a thing. Lots of luck!

YOU START PACKING FOR THE JOURNEY. FORTUNATELY, DELIA AND MICHEL WILL HELP OVERSEE YOUR OPERATIONS WHILE YOU'RE GONE. DELIA WILL START WORKING IN YOUR RESTAURANT! WHILE UNCLE WILL TAKE HER PLACE AT THE MARKET.



Oh, now Delia is back? Then why didn't you just have her stay in the restaurant when she joined the first time! Sometimes this game just mystifies me.



Oh well. The rest of the month passed uneventfully. I normally don't show off the end-of-month P&Ls, but the Hope and Anchor somehow managed to make a profit of precisely $1. Mazowski!!!



Next mission, we'll be following the adventures of Delia Delecoeur as she runs our restaurant empire! Hopefully she'll do a great job and not immediately screw it up.

Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer
I'll give the game this - The French Confection is just :discourse:

Xun
Apr 25, 2010

You know for all this talk of omnifood being EVIL I’m surprised there hasn’t been any direct antagonism from them

Zurai
Feb 13, 2012


Wait -- I haven't even voted in this game yet!

Enchanted Hat posted:



But we also win the Lobster :thermidor: ! The quality isn't very impressive, though it does have an incredible profit margin. This is not surprising: Armand, where the gently caress are you getting $1.36 lobsters? And that's at three-star quality. At the lowest quality level, he's paying $0.23 for a lobster. Is that a plastic lobster? A napkin with the word "lobster" scribbled on it? Good recipe.

Well, it's so cheap because it clearly isn't a lobster. That's a shrimp or prawn.

Flamester
Dec 30, 2012
113 grams is around 1/4 lbs. Or the size of a lobster tail. Considering the weight and price, this is clearly a prawn with delusions of grandeur.

eating only apples
Dec 12, 2009

Shall we dance?

Zurai posted:

Well, it's so cheap because it clearly isn't a lobster. That's a shrimp or prawn.

Maybe it's a langoustine

Aesculus
Mar 22, 2013

Enchanted Hat posted:

Can I call you Bernard?

No.

The one person who will not put up with Armand's poo poo or the nicknaming nonsense. :allears:

Sandwich Anarchist
Sep 12, 2008
I hate the way Armand stands. I want to slap the poo poo out of him.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Aesculus posted:

The one person who will not put up with Armand's poo poo or the nicknaming nonsense. :allears:

That's the best exchange in the game so far.

Psychotic Weasel
Jun 24, 2004

Bang! You're dead.

eating only apples posted:

Maybe it's a langoustine

It's cheap because there's more loving onion in this dish than actual lobster.

Seriously.

One yellow onion weighs in at ~4 ounces when unprepared. So the 2 onions weigh in at ~8 ounces, or 226g in total. There is twice as much onion in this than lobster for what the dish is named after. What kind of con job is Armand running here and why does he keep getting away with it?

Psychotic Weasel fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Aug 4, 2018

habeasdorkus
Nov 3, 2013

Royalty is a continuous shitposting motion.
Can we get the menus of the various restaurants when you have a moment, EH? I want to ruin your profitability some in the name of THEMING.

eating only apples
Dec 12, 2009

Shall we dance?

Psychotic Weasel posted:

It's cheap because there's more loving onion in this dish than actual lobster.

Seriously.

One yellow onion weighs in at ~4 ounces when unprepared. So the 2 onions weigh in at ~8 ounces, or 226g in total. There is twice as much onion in this than lobster for what the dish is named after. What kind of con job is Armand running here and why does he keep getting away with it?

I like onions

Psychotic Weasel
Jun 24, 2004

Bang! You're dead.
I like onions, too. But not an entire plate of them; especially when I order something that isn't centered around onions.

Armand could be serving people couch foam in an empty lobster shell and you'd never taste the difference. Maybe that's why it's so cheap?

Robindaybird
Aug 21, 2007

Neat. Sweet. Petite.

I think I get what bugs me about RE: any other tycoon game and Armand's the villain, for all the talk of Omnifoods being bad, they're a nonentity, while Armand has:

-Getting cozy with the mob
-Use mob connections to make a critic give a favorable review
-Going to other places and poaching chefs (not illegal, but frowned upon)
-Cutting out said mob in a deal with a company apparently doing some shady financing.

And it's more due to the weirdass way they made recipes, but possibly fraud and deceptive advertising. Like this is the rise of a villain.

Pseudohog
Apr 4, 2007
Not to mention serving up $0.23/100g imitation 'lobster' in his lobster thermidor! I'm feeling more sympathetic towards the evil GM megacorps with every update!

Aesculus
Mar 22, 2013

Don't forget that even Michel and the Don admit that Omnifood has good, cheap food cooked by chefs who have talent and passion. That's more than you can say for Armand, who hires chefs who have blood in their veins and serves the cheapest, shittiest, quality 0.5 stars food to his customers.

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

Aesculus posted:

Don't forget that even Michel and the Don admit that Omnifood has good, cheap food cooked by chefs who have talent and passion. That's more than you can say for Armand, who hires chefs who have blood in their veins and serves the cheapest, shittiest, quality 0.5 stars food to his customers.

Oh yeah, I don't think there's any question that we're the bad guys. But we're the bad guys who are going to win!

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

habeasdorkus posted:

Can we get the menus of the various restaurants when you have a moment, EH? I want to ruin your profitability some in the name of THEMING.

Sure, here it is! It's a pretty long list, so I made it a link:

https://lpix.org/sslptest/index.php?id=151739

Treize à Table's menu is weird because I've been adjusting it to make sure Armand keeps getting cooking XP from cooking new recipes. All the other menus are based on thread requests plus some recipes that I just think are really good.

Our recipes should be linked in the OP, let me know if any of you want me to add any recipes to the restaurants. I generally won't remove recipes from the menu, though, because they might have been previous thread requests, and I need at least a few good recipes to be able to beat the missions!

Lacedaemonius
Jan 18, 2015

Rub a dub dub
I really hope that we see more of Spice T. as the game progresses. He's got a Superfly Johnson quality that I'd hate to see wasted.

Psychotic Weasel posted:

It's cheap because there's more loving onion in this dish than actual lobster.

Seriously.

One yellow onion weighs in at ~4 ounces when unprepared. So the 2 onions weigh in at ~8 ounces, or 226g in total. There is twice as much onion in this than lobster for what the dish is named after. What kind of con job is Armand running here and why does he keep getting away with it?

He can't keep getting away with it

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender

Zurai posted:

Well, it's so cheap because it clearly isn't a lobster. That's a shrimp or prawn.
That price does seem about right for a small pastry.

The Lone Badger
Sep 24, 2007

Whybird posted:

Maybe he thinks that Armand is a vampire.

:tinfoil: Maybe Armand is a vampire :tinfoil:

It would explain his complete ignorance of food.

Lord Hydronium
Sep 25, 2007

Non, je ne regrette rien


These recipes remind me of those neural network generated recipes that were made a while back.

Actually, this whole game feels like it was made by a computer observing human interactions and trying to understand this thing they call "food".

Psychotic Weasel
Jun 24, 2004

Bang! You're dead.
A world run by AIs is a lot more terrifying than I thought it would be...
https://twitter.com/superdeluxe/status/883761791125209088
:yum:

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances
Episode 14: No, strip mine our customers HARDER



Delia, I know it must be hard to burden the responsibilities that Armand has placed on your shoulders, but he is counting on you!

Oh, uncle Michel, I just hope that I can live up to his expectations…


Isn't it a little early for Delia to be calling him "uncle Michel"?

Worry not, Delia. I will assist you in anyway way I can.

Now that you are taking care of Armand's business during his absence, I'd like to warn you of OmniFood's latest assault. They have started a price war, and it appears that OmniFood is taking this quite seriously. They have never spent so much money on advertising before!

What can I do?

Well, adding set lunches and dinners are good, cost-effective ways to counterattack.

What are set lunches and dinners?

Well, the concept is simple. You see, many customers, when ordering, will only order one or two items, say, a soup and a main course. That means less sales for you. However, with a set lunch or dinner, you can offer them a complete package deal.

A package deal?

Yes, and that's the beauty behind set lunches and dinners. You see, you can offer all courses – appetizer, soup, main course, and dessert! That means when customers order, they will order a LOT. And that can only mean more earnings for your bottom line if customers spend more!

But do customers go for these set courses?

Of course! Because customers think that set lunches and dinners are a better deal, they tend to order these before ordering a la carte.

What is so beneficial about set lunches and dinners?

They are great for increasing the spending among customers. Add a few in your menu and try it out. Customers tend to order set meals, when they're available, of course!

1 How do I add set lunches and dinners to my menu?

Simple! Just open your food menu, and keep flipping the pages until you are near the end, and see either the words *set lunch* or *set dinner* on the page. And then start adding recipes! As long as you're on the set lunch or dinner page, the recipe will be added to the right page.

Just remember to offer a variety of food to your customers within the set lunch and dinner. Don't offer them only appetizers, for instance! Try to offer a bit of everything – appetizer, soup, main course and dessert – one of each is more than adequate to incite curiosity in your customers!

Thanks for all your advice, Michel.

Please – don't thank me – I'm only here to help!

Before I leave, is there anything specific as to what I should do in Armand's absence?

Well, I think that in order to keep Armand's operations afloat in Los Angeles – and specifically regarding Wagons Ho!

– I think it will suffice if you can maintain this restaurant's average spending per customer at $20 per head while at the same time keep the customer satisfaction level at the steakhouse at 50%. That should do until Armand gets back!

Just remember that in order to meet these goals, you will have to transfer yourself to Wagons Ho! if you are in another restaurant – if you want to be in charge of the restaurant, it's only fitting that you are present there!

Okay, I'll try my best!

I know you will, dear, and I know you'll succeed! Now, let's go – you have a restaurant to run, and I have a market to attend to!



I can't believe that the game is still making me sit through these long tutorials. We're getting near the end of the game! Michel really wants Delia to go to Wagons Ho! for some reason, so I transfer her there. Stan Mazowski is our most celebrated chef, so I send him to take care of Treize à Table in Armand's absence.



Set lunches and dinners are pretty useful. A lot of our lunch guests don't go for a full four-course meal with appetizer, soup, main course and dessert, but if we offer them a package deal with a small discount they're more likely to go for it. The lunch pictured above would normally be sold for $79, but I'm offering it for only $74.80 (the game wouldn't let me set it to $74.99). I'm normally loath to give any discounts at all, but with an ingredient cost of $20.07, $74.80 in revenue is acceptable, I guess.

For dinner, guests typically do order a full meal, so set dinners are slightly less useful, but it's a way to encourage guests to order high-margin recipes that are quick to cook. This means I can use the set dinner to try to steer guests away from any terrible dishes that I've been asked to put on the menu! I've added similarly exploitative set menus to the other restaurant.



A customer sells me the recipe for steamed clams with wine for $55,000. Pretty good quality, although the profit margin is poor, but we can just reduce the ingredient costs by buying cheap, expired clams. A pretty good recipe.



Shortly after, I get a pop-up telling me that a ~dapper chef~ is approaching!



Hi there! May I help you?

Good day to you. I am Sergio, and I am looking for some work. You see, I am a chef, freshly graduated, but eager to try!

A freshly graduated chef!

Yes, and anxious to make his mark in the culinary world. If you allow me to work under your supervision, I promise not to disappoint!

And what skills do you bring to the table?

Not much, really, but I am a fast learner, and very eager! I can cook French, Italian and American cuisines, but perhaps not as good as you would expect – though it's certainly not for a lack of trying!

Why should I hire you?

Because I will listen to your orders, follow your instructions and strive to make the restaurant business a success.

How much do you expect in terms of salary?

I don't care much for the money. I want the experience, and more than that, to work with a company as prestigious as this! Money's no object – my father is a wealthy man. I simply enjoy cooking because it's my passion.

Well, then, I hope you make the most of your experience with me. Welcome aboard!

Why, thank you so much, Miss Delecoeur! I will report to duty right away! I am so fortunate to work with you and the organization that you represent!

DELIA HAS HIRED DAPPER CHEF SERGIO.


I'm normally against hiring these useless chefs with no skills or experience, but I very much like this intriguing "no salary" arrangement. Is that a thing in the culinary world? Being hired to work "for exposure"? Because I must say, I'm a fan!

Don't thank me. Just do this company good!

I sure will, Miss Delecoeur! The only thing is, I don't know of many recipes. Can you show me a few so I can become more productive for you sooner?

Of course. You can use the recipes from the restaurants.

DELIA HAS GIVEN SERGIO SEVERAL RECIPES FROM ARMAND'S RESTAURANTS FOR HIS LEARNING KNOWLEDGE.

Thanks, Miss Delecoeur! I'll try my hardest to impress!

Call me Delia!

IT SEEMS THAT DELIA HAS HIRED A VERY WILLING CHEF. HOPEFULLY HE WILL LIVE UP TO YOUR EXPECTATIONS!



The rest of the day passes uneventfully, but the next day, Sergio mysteriously disappears. Those damned fickle millennials! Doesn't he realise what a great opportunity it is to work for free in our restaurant?



A very mysterious and short mission. Next mission, we'll be getting our final restaurant, which is also by far the stupidest restaurant in the game!

Zanzibar Ham
Mar 17, 2009

You giving me the cold shoulder? How cruel.


Grimey Drawer

Enchanted Hat posted:

A customer sells me the recipe for steamed clams with wine for $55,000. Pretty good quality, although the profit margin is poor, but we can just reduce the ingredient costs by buying cheap, expired clams. A pretty good recipe.

I think this restaurant could have made much better use of a steamed hams recipe.

Haifisch
Nov 13, 2010

Objection! I object! That was... objectionable!



Taco Defender
Next time: Omnifood Corp mysteriously shuts down after using a bunch of stolen recipies, unaware that stuff like putting a pound of cinnamon in a dish was just there to catch people stealing the recipe.

Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

Zanzibar Ham posted:

I think this restaurant could have made much better use of a steamed hams recipe.

Yeah, it does seem a little odd to have a steakhouse without a recipe for steamed hams. Hopefully we can buy the recipe off a customer before restaurant critic Chalmers arrives.

Dire Chinchilla
Mar 27, 2013
Poor Delia, Armand hires every random he encounters, but the moment she does the same thing, things immediately go wrong.

Enchanted Hat posted:

A very mysterious and short mission. Next mission, we'll be getting our final restaurant, which is also by far the stupidest restaurant in the game!

I think you meant "by far the raddest restaurant in the game" :colbert: Its only fault is not having enough decor options.

Fun fact: if you offer your customer their favorite dish after they ordered a lunch set or a dinner set, they might agree, but they won't pay for it :v: At least in my version of the game.

eating only apples
Dec 12, 2009

Shall we dance?
Do you have to hire Shady Sergio?

Aesculus
Mar 22, 2013

I'm 90% sure that Sergio didn't quit because he was stealing recipes for OmniFood or anything but because he realized he wasn't being paid anything and stuck microwaving sardines and pouring cinnamon onto a crepe and just noped outta there.

Speaking of microwave fish, where is it on the Hope and Anchor's menu? :mad:

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Enchanted Hat
Aug 18, 2013

Defeated in Diplomacy under suspicious circumstances

eating only apples posted:

Do you have to hire Shady Sergio?

You think this game allows the player to make meaningful choices? C'mon man. You're forced to hire him no matter what.


Aesculus posted:

I'm 90% sure that Sergio didn't quit because he was stealing recipes for OmniFood or anything but because he realized he wasn't being paid anything and stuck microwaving sardines and pouring cinnamon onto a crepe and just noped outta there.

Speaking of microwave fish, where is it on the Hope and Anchor's menu? :mad:

I just checked my last save, and it's on there, so I must have missed it when writing down the menu! Here's the actual Hope and Anchor menu:

Breakfast
Baked eggs with cheese
Cinnamon streusel buns

Appetizers
Stuffed spider crab
Prawns with fried snow peas
Poached salmon with truffles and shrimp
Artichoke crepes with langoustines

Soups
Spicy tomato and corn soup
Creamy potato soup

Main courses
Lemon and herb fish
Louisiana deviled crab cakes
Fish burgers with spicy sauce
Tuna steaks with tapenade
Macaroni and cheese with tomatoes
Crispy lamb chops with almond

Desserts
Mango fans with vanilla ice-cream
Seafood quiche
Peaches with shortcake topping
Guilt free cappuccino sundae

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