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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Restaurant Words

Have you ever noticed that the fancier the restaurant is, the number of words in the menu gets lower and lower?  It's like they know they don't have to prove anything to anyone, because you know whatever you get is going to be spectacular, so all the items are like "charcuterie" and "paella," no explanation.  Maybe they'll throw in a couple of the sub-ingredients, like "vidalia onion glaze," but that's it.  And then the price is just a number: 28.

Whereas when you go to Shoney's or TGI Friday's, they really have to sell that crap to you, so they have to use words like "sizzlin'" and "ooze."