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Re: Wasted in San Francisco

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Post by jbmorgado »

frgewut wrote: post #57
jbmorgado wrote: post #23

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What? That's simply not true, I've traveled through almost all of Europe and even lived in some of those places and nowhere it was "normal" to get 2-3 servings.

In Eastern Europe you often would get an entree (soup or salad), main dish and dessert.

True. Also in the USA and pretty much all Europe.

But these are not "servings" as the OP was talking about, i.e. for the same dish (main course) that you would get 2-3 servings, something we don't do normally in Europe (perhaps only in big celebrations like Christmas).

Re: Wasted in San Francisco

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foobarian wrote: post #43
prawn wrote: post #39

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One problem is that restaurants have no incentive to serve modestly sized, affordable meals. No one raves about a restaurant because it served "just enough to fill me up". No restaurant would ever advertise "reasonably sized plates". Restaurants with small servings are focusing on quality and charging accordingly, or pushing 5+ courses. Even if a restaurant charged two-thirds the price for appropriately sized meals,…

I would love to find a restaurant with "reasonably sized plates." Most places serve ridiculous two-person portions, and out of some Catholic guilt-laden upbringing (kids are starving in Africa etc.) I feel compelled to not leave anything on the plate and have a bad time as a result. I would rave about a place that kept portion sizes down. Another bonus is it would be more practical to also have dessert after the main…

Another idea is that you order your meal and one option is to have 3/5ths on the plate and 2/5ths packaged to takeaway. No awkward "can I have a doggy bag?" for a container of the scraps you favoured least.

Even though many desserts are made ahead of time, in Australia they're often very expensive ($15-18) and so something I almost never order.

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