Audio By Carbonatix
*After years of my pooh-poohing parsley-speckled plate rims and
mindless squiggles of mango and raspberry purees on dessert plates, it
seems that both fads have faded into oblivion. Thank you, but please
hold your applause until after the column is finished.
*Norman Van Aken has laid low of late, no? I sniff a comeback in the
air — or maybe it’s just the overripe mangoes in my kitchen.
*The anti-foie gras movement has seemingly lost momentum, and virtually
every new Miami area restaurant has the torturously tender liver on
their menu. I’m not saying the chefs who serve this are insensitive or
lack compassion, but I wouldn’t leave my cat alone with them for any
length of time.
*Whatever happened to restaurants without television screens?
*Last names of the big four Design District chef/restaurateurs: Lyon,
Eismann, Bernstein and Schwartz. There are so many potentially good
jokes to insert here, but every one would get me into the sort of
trouble where I’d likely have to contact a law firm — you know, like
Lyon, Eismann, Bernstein & Schwartz.
*We never really gave a proper goodbye to Schlotzky’s delis — or shall I say a proper good riddance?
*Look closely and you’ll notice that a great deal of the produce sold
at Whole Foods Market is NOT organic — and very very little of it is
local. Once they start serving Wonder Bread I’m outta there.
*To the folks behind Sardinia’s long-long-awaited pizza joint: We’re ready whenever you are.
