When ordering at a restaurant...

When I order a lovely meal at an eating establishment I read the menu. I look for clues into how the food is prepared, how the side dish or sauce will taste. Will I have a new experience? Have I created something as savory as I am about to eat? All of these thoughts flood my mind when I peruse the menu. Opening a menu is to me opening up a great book! I am ready for the story, the action, the plot thickening and the culmination...dessert!

Now, let's take a look at my wife. She sees a menu without pictures and we're in trouble. Now don't get me wrong. She loves good food and will be the first to mention if something is fabulous or a flop. She just likes pictures. Thank you to all the wonderful food stylists that make everything look great, appetizing and build our expectations. The challenge...the end result rarely resembles, remotely the meal.