Five Pervasive Manhattan Restaurant Trends We Could Totally Do Without
Tasting Menu-Only Restaurants: Committing to a multi-course tasting menu is, for most of us, an occasional indulgence, and we’re happy to have a few restaurants around like Luksus, that fit the bill whenever the mood strikes or bank account allows. But (in Manhattan, at least), we’re starting to see more and more chefs raging against the “tyranny” of the entrée by in turn, constructing rigid, progressive menus that exact their own kind of tyranny back upon the paying customer. Again, tasting menus are nice as an option, but not as the norm; especially since many of us are in the unfortunate financial position of having to choose between wine, an appetizer or dessert. And sometimes, we just want to eat what we want to eat in the order we want to eat it, no more no less.