> in another domain, at some restaurants it's possible to order dishes which don't appear on their menu I've experienced this in Italy. Our host took us to a r

> in another domain, at some restaurants it's possible to order dishes which don't appear on their menu I've experienced this in Italy. Our host took us to a restaurant where he knew the manager and looked at the menu. He then asked 'but what have you really got?'. After a long very Italian debate (which I didn't understand) with a lot of gesticulation etc we were brought a multi-course meal that was absolutely delicious and involved various things that had just come into season, things that the manager kept back for friends, etc.