I remember first hearing about this drink when I was a young chef working for a very strict chef. John was a very "my way or the highway" type of guy and during service or at any time in the kitchen us junior chefs knew we were going to agree with him no matter what the topic.
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The lime!
I know it's not nice to be a yes-man but believe me in John's case it was easier to sell yourself a little than to get into a debate and possibly lose your job.
Long story short one night after work we went "we" which means the waitresses and kitchen staff went out for a few drinks after work. The bar we were at was an absolute hole in the wall but it was the only one close to our restaurant. Halfway through or after work when John was buying the staff a round of drinks as he was walking up to order I overheard him say to the waitress "3 beers a diet coke a strawberry daiquiri a gin and tonic and I'll have an amaretto with shaved ice and lime."
Plltthhhh I sprayed my beer all over the pool table and said "Ha-ha what kind of drink are you big girl?" I had a little liquid courage and didn't care if he was my boss or not plus my sense of kitchen bravado which all foolish young chefs possess told me that anyone who ordered that kind of drink deserved to be laughed at.
