Taste with your Ears
The fish tastes fishier when the background sounds are nautical. We reach for Bordeaux wines when La Vie en Rose is on the soundtrack, and oompah bands have us craving Reisling. The music playing, the...
View ArticleLet’s Put the ‘Men’ Back in Menu
Meatball subs. T-bone steaks. Chili. Eggs should be runny; meats served rare. If there must be salad, blue cheese should be crumbled on top. We all know what manly food looks like. And for the...
View ArticleFood Tastes Different in Noisy Restaurants
image via Synergy Consultants . A widely circulated study reported in the journal Food Quality and Preference concluded that background noise affects the taste of food. We didn’t need a study to tell...
View ArticleThe World’s Most Expensive ____________(fill in the blank)
Who else is fed up with the world’s most expensive food’ trend? I’m talking about the $450 pizza (topped with lobster thermidor and black cod) or the $295 hamburger (made with white truffle...
View ArticleMenu Trends: What You’ll See and What You Won’t
Menus are making way for upgraded oatmeal and turmeric everything. Ricotta is the new Greek yogurt. Ancient grains are bumping sweet potatoes right off the plate. Iced tea is getting a makeover while...
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