Ingredient Mania Turns Menus Into Manuscripts

Have you looked at a restaurant menu lately?

At Per Se in New York, a three-star eatery, according to the Michelin Guide, a cauliflower dish contains "English cucumber," "Meyer Lemon" and "Young Mint." The asparagus is made with "Cherry Belle Radishes."

Cheeses are "Artisanal Cheeses" at The French Room in Dallas. And at The Herbfarm near Seattle, the salmon is "Lummi Island Reefnetted Sockeye."

Since when did oatmeal become “Irish Steel Cut Oatmeal,” as it is on the breakfast menu at The Henley Park Hotel in downtown Washington?

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