Do Some Restaurants Really Undercook Steak On Purpose? - Chowhound

Restaurants trick your taste buds with their steaks, but are they tricking you in other ways? The New York Post alleges that steakhouses save more money by undercooking a steak — saving the steak from going into the bin. Mark Pastore, the president of distributor Pat LaFrieda Meat Purveyors, said steakhouses in New York City have begun using the terminology "medium rare plus" if they wanted their steak to spend a…