Sabot Élégant's Not So Savory Adventure

Sabot Élégant, a famous and mysterious food critic, visits a new up-and-coming restaurant in Ponyville. Disappointment ensues.

1st place winner for the New Blood Contest!

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sirenc0re

sirenc0re #1 · July 17th · 5 · ·

this was a really fun read!

Chromentazol

Chromentazol #2 · July 17th · 2 · ·

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Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it

Fetch

Fetch #3 · July 17th · 3 · ·

Owner of restaurant to chef: You served apple pie made with FROZEN APPLES to Big Mac?
Chef: So? He's just some local.
Owner: His family owns Sweet Apple Acres, you idiot!
Chef: So...
Owner: So he knows that, at least for one dish, we are not using local ingredients. And with it being apples, the ingredient Ponyville was founded on growing, we soon will have ZERO CUSTOMERS unless I publicly do something drastic.
Chef: Fire me?
Owner: Good to know you are just an idiot, not a moron.

Mix-up

Mix-up #4 · July 17th · 2 · ·

'Sabot Élégant', 'Hoof Elegant' in French, yeah no way it's fake. This was a fun read, great work, keep it up.

Mockingbirb

Mockingbirb #5 · September 1st · 1 · ·

The ending was lovely, and I laughed loudly.

The entire story before that ending set us up very nicely for that, with a strong sense of character and of that character's viewpoint and voice. Really, if the story hadn't ended with a bang, it still would have been quite good.

I think a strong story like this from a little-known horsewords writer is what the New Blood Contest is for!

Chromentazol

Chromentazol #6 · September 1st · 1 · ·

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Thanks! As a fairly new horsewords writer, it's been a shock to see my second story winning a contest with so many other quality entries

Serketry

Serketry #7 · September 4th · 2 · ·

First off, congrats, dude. I like fics that explore Big Mac's more intellectual side. Also, unless Foin Exquis also managed to burn the rose, it should *not* be a dark burgundy, and Sabot probably could've been able to tell something was wrong just by sight.

Mindscape

Mindscape #8 · September 11th · 2 · ·

That was such a fun read. A fantastic image painted with wonderful wordcraft and delightful details.

I'd almost want to see the eventual scathing review just to see what would be said, but I can certainly see how it would mostly be rehashing what was already in the story already.

I unfortunately had the reveal at the end spoiled from the results of the contest (and the tags tbh), but that didn't really detract from the story. I can certainly see how you did so well. Well done

8_Bit