Guaranteed Minimum What?

Re:Guaranteed Minimum What? by choward on Friday May 12, 2017 @04:26PM (#14327595)

> 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.

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Re:Guaranteed Minimum What? by goatherders on Friday May 12, 2017 @05:26PM (#14328083)

Good 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.

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Re:Guaranteed Minimum What? by waqf on Friday May 12, 2017 @05:54PM (#14328249)

Please 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?

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Re:Guaranteed Minimum What? by omginternets on Friday May 12, 2017 @06:29PM (#14328448)

I 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.

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Re:Guaranteed Minimum What? by fra on Friday May 12, 2017 @07:10PM (#14328643)

For 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

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