Why Clam Chowder?

[Jimmy B]

Why is it on Friday out eating you can only get clam chowder soup? I know it goes back to no meat on Fridays, wich is way in the past.
I know this is really off topic, I thought about it after taking this picture today.
Jimmy B.

[Sushigaijin]

dunno.

our current menu offers a truffle scented white bean and reisling braised escarole soup, and an ox-tail consomme with porcini mushrooms and a quail "hobo" egg. neither have any clam in them.


as far as fish on friday goes, I was in the seafood industry for 7 or 8 years, and a lot of people do still avoid meat on fridays. Large chain restaurants and smaller upper-lowerscale restaurants are just giving people what they want.

Once you break into the mid ranged restaurants, you should see less and less pandering to everyone's wishes and more pandering towards their guest's wishes. I don't know how better to explain that, except to say that the more upscale the food becomes, the less it matters if EVERYONE can find something to eat, as long as their clientelle can find something to eat.

For an example, look at a low priced big chain's menu - try fridays or applebees or something like that - they are total abominations to menu writing, something for everyone but nothing is good. I'd WAY rather get a pizza from a little corner joint with nothing on the menu but pizzas and a couple of salads to satisfy the herbivores.

good eating,