So, everyone likes to hear the weird stuff, the odd stuff, off the wall stuff that really happens. I'm sure in this line of business we'll come across plenty and yesterday I believe we had our first from a new client. We had a request from a client who is traveling through Australia and New Zeland to find out where they can eat Tasmanian Devil. Yup, that's right, that "cute" little critter with a mean attitude.
Being a personal concierge service, no request is beyond us to make our clients happy so we must sometimes set aside personal preferences and ideas to serve our clients professionally. While we will do what it takes to make our clients happy, we must also abide by laws and our own moral compass. Now, knowing that customs and food eaten around the world are very different than what we are accustomed to here in the United States, we kept an open mind in researching this request. Who knows? Maybe this is a meat normally eaten in the region... maybe it's an exotic meet like Americans might consider ostrich. Nevertheess, we continue with the request.
Come to find out, Tasmanian Devil has been an endangered species since 2008 (due to widespread disease) so we had to inform the client of this fact and let the client know it would be against the law to eat such meat. Furthermore, we did in fact try to see if it was a meat eaten in the past but we found no evidence of that. In the end we wound up suggesting different meats and fruits that were specialties of each region the client was traveling through to taste. It may not be as exciting but I'm sure it will all be quite tasty and a great experience nonetheless.
