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Restaurant menu trends

By TAPrice
June 1, 2007 in Food Traditions & Culture

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Posted June 1, 2007

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Posted June 1, 2007

A recent thread about the ubiquity of salads with nuts, cheese and dried fruit got me wondering where these menu cliches come from? How do certain dishes (raspberry vinaigrette, flourless chocolate cake) spread across the whole nation?

Are chefs getting these ideas from the mainstream press? Cookbooks? Professional publications?

Or does everyone get the same good idea at once? :laugh: