{"id":10483,"date":"2022-04-01T07:46:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T07:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/?p=10483"},"modified":"2022-06-10T12:24:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T12:24:17","slug":"sauce-ban-shock-for-diners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/sauce-ban-shock-for-diners\/","title":{"rendered":"Sauce ban shocker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Should we or shouldn\u2019t we? The great condiment debate has been raging ever since restaurants decided to offer sauces to their diners more than a century ago.<\/h2>\n<p>And even though more upmarket establishments often turn their noses up at those who splash ketchup all over their culinary delights \u2013 they tolerate the \u2018transgressions\u2019 in the interests of the overall dining experience.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10488\" src=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Restaurant_No-More-Ketchup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Restaurant_No-More-Ketchup.jpg 840w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Restaurant_No-More-Ketchup-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Restaurant_No-More-Ketchup-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Restaurant_No-More-Ketchup-600x286.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But Frankie and Benny\u2019s has announced it is now taking the draconian step of banning condiments from all of its popular 96 restaurants across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>As of today, the chain is \u201cshaking things up\u201d \u2013 by refusing to offer ketchup, mayonnaise, or even salt and pepper, at their tables.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone thinking about \u2018dipping\u2019 into their pockets or bags and using their own sauces will find staff confiscating them before any of the offending liquids, or particles, corrupt the restaurant\u2019s range of Italian foods, returning them to guests as they depart.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10490\" src=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_Menu_Core_April-Fools.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_Menu_Core_April-Fools.jpg 840w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_Menu_Core_April-Fools-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_Menu_Core_April-Fools-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_Menu_Core_April-Fools-600x434.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur new menu additions are some of our best to date and we wanted to think of a way to encourage our guests to enjoy their true, uninterrupted flavours,\u201d commented spokesman Matt Pouchotek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy stopping people from adding condiments, such as tomato ketchup and mayonnaise, should allow them to enjoy the dishes in authentic, Italian fashion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, customers will be greeted with \u201cNo Condiments\u201d signs dotted around restaurants alongside an all-new menu that includes a message that reads: \"Please note this is a No Ketchup Zone - we do not have condiments in restaurants.\"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10489\" src=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Social_No-More-Ketchup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Social_No-More-Ketchup.jpg 839w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Social_No-More-Ketchup-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Social_No-More-Ketchup-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/FB_April-Fools_Social_No-More-Ketchup-600x286.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The new measures are being taken to encourage people to relish the moment and enjoy the true flavour of some of the restaurant brand\u2019s latest dishes, including a new Southern Fried Chicken starter, Chicken &amp; Prawn Alfredo, and Halloumi Wrap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Should we or shouldn\u2019t we? The great condiment debate has been raging ever since restaurants decided to offer sauces to their diners more than a century ago. And even though more upmarket establishments often turn their noses up at those who splash ketchup all over their culinary delights \u2013 they tolerate the \u2018transgressions\u2019 in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":692,"featured_media":10491,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1546,1788],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-free-content","category-homepage","category-food"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2022\/04\/Sauce-001.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10483"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10495,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10483\/revisions\/10495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10491"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorted\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}