Tuesday, July 29, 2008 Food Memories: Devoid of Fanciness! POST A COMMENT A friend of mine went to one of them fancy four star restaurants -- (that cost an arm and a leg) -- this past weekend, and complained how the food was really bad: "Not up to it's reputation....'too salty, badly prepared and way too costly." It got me thinking, why do people associate good food with high prices? On the Charlie Rose show last week I heard a great line from a famous chef about good-clean-food: "Sorta, maybe like a dive-bar," said David Chang, chef / owner of Momofuku Noodle Bar (NYC), on describing a quest for taking the elitist-stigma out of high rated restaurants. "Why can't that place --(meaning a simple dive bar)-- maybe serve the most delicious food in the world?...to love food in America you have this stigma of being elitist, and that shouldn't be the way." That pretty much sums up my feelings when I go out to eat in a restaurant. It's less about going to a fancy place, where you wear a suit and tie to...or the great ambiance...My motto is take me where the cab-drivers go to for a great meal...'cause doesn't it all come down to the simple and clean food... Menu prices doesn't have to be way-too-expensive -- or showcase an elitist environment to be a great meal...there are local places you can get a great meal experience...I'll be listing a few of my favs' here and over at HungryForChange.com Labels: Charlie Rose, Chefs, Health, Healthy Foods, HungryForChange.com, NYC, Obesity, Restaurants, Whole Foods posted by Henry Cruz at 2:13 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .