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> On the other hand, the fancy waiter will make recommendations. Will tell you about other things, and is generally part of the ambiance and experience of eatin
by choward 9y ago
> On the other hand, the fancy waiter will make recommendations. Will tell you about other things, and is generally part of the ambiance and experience of eating out.
I only need the waiter to tell me this because I have no idea what the food with end up looking like. Just put pictures of items on the menu. Problem solved. Now it get to order what looks best.
- goatherders 9y agoGood grief. Ordering food by appearance is like deciding music is good because the artist has purple hair or a painting is beautiful because the canvas smells like cotton.
- waqf 9y agoPlease enlighten us with your wisdom as to what reasons for liking a piece of art are acceptable, and what reasons are unacceptable. To put it another way, when you walked into the restaurant you committed to paying a premium for one sensory experience or another. Why not the visual?
- omginternets 9y agoI think his point is that there's more to food than the way it appears in a picture, and a human being can add a lot of insight into the selection process.
- fra 9y agoFor some restaurants, unveiling the food is a big part of the experience and photos would ruin a lot of the fun. E.g. Atelier Crenn in SF