Is it Jealousy?

Typhoon

We go to this Japanese steak house for a family birthday. Me, wife and one kid...MIL, BIL, SIL, niece and her husband. The hibachi chef flicks pieces of food at everyone to catch in their mouths.

I catch mine on the first try. Nobody else after multiple attempts gets one.

I get ZERO props except from the chef...WTF??

Sparky

I'd go sit with another family to eat.

darpar

"I get no respect"!

Release

Why would you want the chef to throw food at you. It's not only mimicking throwing food at your pet but it also risk of soiling your clothing or your face if not caught. I can imagine anyone want to do that at an outing unless primed at the bar waiting for your table.
Japanese and most Asian know it's impolite to throw food at someone, I wonder why this practice happened, be it the chef's choice or the practice of the store.....

SVonhof

Release

It's all part of the show they put on. Same thing with making the volcano out of an onion, the chef catching a shrimp tail in his hat, spinning an egg on his spatula or whatever else they do.

Release

SVonhof

Had seen most of the showmanship but not the one they flip food towards a guest.

Typhoon

Yup, he put on the full show, all of that.

A piece of zucchini isn't going to soil anything.

Typhoon

No Respect is right!

PA-PLAYA

Typhoon

The hibachi chef always aims for the cleavage, bro. Don't take it personal.

(unless you have some cleavage...)

Typhoon

PA-PLAYA

I'm not Phil.

PA-PLAYA

Typhoon

The chef doesn't know that.