so as the saying goes, the customer is always right. but in the restaurant business that can be a tough one. you are not kidding, special requests especially from celebrities can be out of hand some times. one hollywood chef is spilling the secrets. here is abc s david wright. reporter: call it kitchen confidential west coast edition. l.a. maitre d s, dishing about some of america s most famously finicky diners. the hollywood reporter reveals all in a new article. we are talking special requests that rival meg ryans in when harry met sally. apple a la mode. i want the pie heated i want the ice cream on top, i want it on the side. strawberry instead of vanilla. if not, no ice cream, just whipped cream. only if it is real, not out of a can, or nothing. reporter: one maitre d said a celebrity ordered steak in a private dining room just so he could keep up the appearance of being vegan.