Wednesday, August 14

 
Farewell to Tall Food (Finally!)

Have you ever ordered a meal in a fancy or trendy restaurant and stared in appalled fascination at your entree because you were afraid to eat it? Not because it was scary-looking, but because it was so tall you wondered "why you didn't order your meal with a stepladder on the side." Those aren't my words, they're in this entertaining Baltimore Sun story by Arthur Hirsch, who links the death of "tall food" to the dotcom decline and tracks other odd-food trends. He talks to restaurateurs on many sides of the issue, from those who welcome a return from the dizzying heights to those who defend the practice as intellectual exercise. Ah, simplicity.
posted by Unknown 1:19 PM