Something else for me to apologize about: sorry, average Americans have no taste. There is nothing but greasy spoon garbage where I live. In central London or P

Something else for me to apologize about: sorry, average Americans have no taste. There is nothing but greasy spoon garbage where I live. In central London or Paris, I could live on takeout. Also: Q1: Was it a Darden-like chain where everything was prepared in a strict, structured manner? Q2: Was actual tasting involved, or was it simply superficial evaluation of plating? Q3: Was tasting done in a way to conceal the preparer(s) and/or server(s) to reduce bias?