This is it!! The American solution to the food dilemma I was pondering while munching on street food in Bolivia!
It's trendy to a fault and still not accessible to every socio-economic strata of society, but it's a start! Cut down on variety! Do ONE THING well! Use sustainably produced and not overly processed raw ingredients! Go, America! Go!
No, I'm not convinced. There are a lot of factors in your original post. Being located in a produce-growing center, for example. Also, some of the farmer's markets I've been to in NY so far aren't expensive (compared to the grocery store) and do seem to have at least a nascent group of non-trendy folks present as shoppers. And the restaurants that are being talked about in this article, while interesting, I don't see as being the first step towards anything. They're trendy. They're expensive. They're yummy. But I don't think that they're starting any kind of revolution. Not for $15 a lunch.
We'll talk food next time on the phone :-) I want to hear more of your thoughts, because I know you know way more than me on this topic! But from where I sit this just looks like one more pricey food trend.
I was thinking of this "restaurant that specializes in one thing" concept as a possible way to provide quality, not overly processed, reasonably priced food to the American public. I wasn't so much excited about the places that are currently out there, serving a meat ball lunch for the low low price of $15, but of the potential of this idea in general. If you make one thing WELL, you can create relationships with great suppliers. You could have an economy of scale that could make it possible to get high quality, sustainably produced ingredients at a low price, and that price could be passed on to the consumer. Is that what's happening now? It doesn't look that way. I just got all worked up over the potential. I need you to proof read my web content for me. :)
Also, I'm super happy to hear that NYC has some affordable farmers markets! At least for the ones in the city of Seattle, I haven't seen prices comparable to the grocery stores on most items. I have, however, found a great farmers market in the suburbs which has some great deals.
Yes, let's chat soon. I was fanatically preparing for a Hannukah party when you called before. We will chat soon! Mwa!
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No, I'm not convinced. There are a lot of factors in your original post. Being located in a produce-growing center, for example. Also, some of the farmer's markets I've been to in NY so far aren't expensive (compared to the grocery store) and do seem to have at least a nascent group of non-trendy folks present as shoppers. And the restaurants that are being talked about in this article, while interesting, I don't see as being the first step towards anything. They're trendy. They're expensive. They're yummy. But I don't think that they're starting any kind of revolution. Not for $15 a lunch.
We'll talk food next time on the phone :-) I want to hear more of your thoughts, because I know you know way more than me on this topic! But from where I sit this just looks like one more pricey food trend.
Alright, I got a little over excited.
I was thinking of this "restaurant that specializes in one thing" concept as a possible way to provide quality, not overly processed, reasonably priced food to the American public. I wasn't so much excited about the places that are currently out there, serving a meat ball lunch for the low low price of $15, but of the potential of this idea in general. If you make one thing WELL, you can create relationships with great suppliers. You could have an economy of scale that could make it possible to get high quality, sustainably produced ingredients at a low price, and that price could be passed on to the consumer. Is that what's happening now? It doesn't look that way. I just got all worked up over the potential. I need you to proof read my web content for me. :)
Also, I'm super happy to hear that NYC has some affordable farmers markets! At least for the ones in the city of Seattle, I haven't seen prices comparable to the grocery stores on most items. I have, however, found a great farmers market in the suburbs which has some great deals.
Yes, let's chat soon. I was fanatically preparing for a Hannukah party when you called before. We will chat soon! Mwa!
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