Comments on: Small Plates = Big Bills http://trueslant.com/robindorian/2009/05/05/small-plates-big-bills/ [Please go to 'Settings' to change your Tagline] Mon, 05 Jul 2010 08:08:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1">SteveInTransit</fb:name> http://trueslant.com/robindorian/2009/05/05/small-plates-big-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-113 SteveInTransit Sat, 09 May 2009 21:42:35 +0000 http://trueslant.com/robindorian/?p=767#comment-113 Ah- Dim Sum deserves special mention- esp when pushed around in carts like in Chinatown. Ah- Dim Sum deserves special mention- esp when pushed around in carts like in Chinatown.

]]> By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="1">SteveInTransit</fb:name> http://trueslant.com/robindorian/2009/05/05/small-plates-big-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-112 SteveInTransit Thu, 07 May 2009 00:52:44 +0000 http://trueslant.com/robindorian/?p=767#comment-112 In Spain, they do "tapas" far better than anywhere else I've seen. I downed many of these chased by Cruzcampo drafts in a semester spent in Seville many years ago. It's right up there with conveyor belt sushi, but more social. In Spain, they do “tapas” far better than anywhere else I’ve seen. I downed many of these chased by Cruzcampo drafts in a semester spent in Seville many years ago. It’s right up there with conveyor belt sushi, but more social.

]]> By: robindorian http://trueslant.com/robindorian/2009/05/05/small-plates-big-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-111 robindorian Tue, 05 May 2009 20:47:18 +0000 http://trueslant.com/robindorian/?p=767#comment-111 If you search for a restaurant through menupages.com or New York Magazine's site, the small plates are listed as one or two dollar signs. I find this misleading, but it may contribute to increased traffic for these small plates places. Plus, it is fun to sample many things. It's just not cost-effective. If you search for a restaurant through menupages.com or New York Magazine’s site, the small plates are listed as one or two dollar signs. I find this misleading, but it may contribute to increased traffic for these small plates places. Plus, it is fun to sample many things. It’s just not cost-effective.

]]> By: Mark Drapeau http://trueslant.com/robindorian/2009/05/05/small-plates-big-bills/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Mark Drapeau Tue, 05 May 2009 19:54:43 +0000 http://trueslant.com/robindorian/?p=767#comment-110 Great article on your waxing and waning experience with small plates. I love them, but it's not cheap. One of my favorite places is Casa Mono; I remember going there for the first time in about 2005, on a date. When I saw the bill, I was like, how much? If people have self control (uncommon), as you point out, it can save money. But more often than not, it's costing you. Yet, I ask, why are small plate restaurants seemingly proliferating while the economy is faltering? Or is that proliferation merely lagging behind the downturn? Great article on your waxing and waning experience with small plates. I love them, but it’s not cheap. One of my favorite places is Casa Mono; I remember going there for the first time in about 2005, on a date. When I saw the bill, I was like, how much?

If people have self control (uncommon), as you point out, it can save money. But more often than not, it’s costing you. Yet, I ask, why are small plate restaurants seemingly proliferating while the economy is faltering? Or is that proliferation merely lagging behind the downturn?

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