Even the chefs, who do not speak English well, try to make themselves understood.
Sometimes, though, the chef should not try so hard.
The French chef tried to ease their inner turmoil.
In several dishes, the chef may be trying too hard to be different.
To keep food costs down, some chefs are trying new techniques.
Every chef, of course, tries to get the best meats and vegetables available.
He had been a pretty good cook once, but no sane chef would try to use someone else's kitchen without exploring it first.
The current chef, David Féau, indeed tried to step out on his own.
Even here, the chefs tried to keep something of an African theme.
So, either the waiter didn't know, or the chef was trying to accommodate us and it didn't work out.