plates are so passé
I’ve noticed a trend in the restaurants, cafés and pubs who occasionally serve a meal to me. No plates. Popular alternatives are:
- plank of wood
- slate tile
- basket
- small bucket or mug (of chips or vegetables)
I’m hoping that it’s just a passing phase. I find it quite difficult to eat off a slate tile without simultaneously decorating the table.
February 14th, 2013
Agreed. If they give you no plate, put yourself on red alert for pieces of hair. This is what the great Veg taught us.
http://neverseconds.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2012-05-15T19:32:00%2B01:00&max-results=7&start=175&by-date=false
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February 14th, 2013
Indeed, agreed. I also find that it is usually a sign of what I call “over-engineered” food, which I tend not to enjoy (and which is usually way to expensive). I once ordered a dessert, and it came on one of those slate tiles, and consisted of three sculptures of different kinds of chocoloate and cake and whatnot. Looked extremely pretty, very artistic, worthy of a photo on the frontpage of the newspaper, but the taste … mwoh. I’ve had better, to put it mildly. And then I’m not even discussing the price (didn’t think slate was that expensive…)
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February 15th, 2013
with this meal the sound of the flatware on the stone was icky. I love the chink of silver on china..
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