> On the other hand, the fancy waiter will make recommendations. Will tell you about other things, and is generally part of the ambiance and experience of eating out.
I only need the waiter to tell me this because I have no idea what the food with end up looking like. Just put pictures of items on the menu. Problem solved. Now it get to order what looks best.
Good grief. Ordering food by appearance is like deciding music is good because the artist has purple hair or a painting is beautiful because the canvas smells like cotton.
Please enlighten us with your wisdom as to what reasons for liking a piece of art are acceptable, and what reasons are unacceptable.
To put it another way, when you walked into the restaurant you committed to paying a premium for one sensory experience or another. Why not the visual?
I think his point is that there's more to food than the way it appears in a picture, and a human being can add a lot of insight into the selection process.
I only need the waiter to tell me this because I have no idea what the food with end up looking like. Just put pictures of items on the menu. Problem solved. Now it get to order what looks best.