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The Ten Most Recent Comments By fascfoo

From Talk

If the restaurant is so nice, why such small portions?

And Bravian, there CAN be a middle ground between high quality, well thought out food presented in a portion that should satisfy the average dinner goer and "food shoveling" at the nearest Applebees. Ugh.

From Talk

If the restaurant is so nice, why such small portions?

As long as I don't go home hungry (which I never have been from a chef's tasting menu e.g per se, daniel, ramsay, eleven madison park, bouley) I'm fine.

There are times when small to very small portions are fine and expected (chef tasting menus).

And then there are times when it's just haughty, snobby, off putting, and a rip-off (the only place that comes to mind is TAILOR).

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

As Wunami's comment clearly illustrates, yes, this topic is still VERY relevant.

I'm an omnivore (tried the veggie thing for awhile - it didn't work out), and there are an unbelievable amount of meat eaters out there who think that the mere existence of vegetarianism as some sort personal affront to their way of life. It's annoying as all hell. There are meat-eaters who are fine with vegetarians and vice versa. The more middle ground there is, the more we can get rid of the assholes on the extreme ends of both groups.

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From Talk

If the restaurant is so nice, why such small portions?

Most chefs I know give portions that are really too big for one person to eat at one meal. However, I have encountered the ones you're talking about. Given a choice, though, I would rather leave a meal so memorable I would like more, but satisifed so as to not eat more.

From Talk

If the restaurant is so nice, why such small portions?

And Bravian, there CAN be a middle ground between high quality, well thought out food presented in a portion that should satisfy the average dinner goer and "food shoveling" at the nearest Applebees. Ugh.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

What a great article. Thanks so much for posting this. I've been a vegetarian for most of my adult life. The aggressive distain of some meat-eaters frustrates and saddens me, but no more so than the presumption of moral superiority of some vegetarians. I'm with you, fascfoo.

From Required Eating

A Lesson for Omnivores: Vegetarian Myths, Debunked

As many know, it's not that meat doesn't taste good, it's that it's FLESH. Some people are not into eating FLESH, considering it a revolting practice. Human flesh is supposedly divine when it's roasted up, why aren't we eating that? It's just exactly the same thing. Tastebuds are very easily entertained by flavor - all junk food being a case in point. And how then, can vegetarians not judge meat-eaters? Respect and unconditional love over-rides judgement among the educated.