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Dressing to Dine
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Summary:
This article takes a look at restaurant dress codes, or the lack of them, and the dilemma of both the diner and the restaurateur. |
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Retro toasters, architecture from the 1950s, and the martini are back. Steakhouses, Pubs, elegant Bistros, Asian and Vegan have joined in the fun. Meatloaf and Chicken-Fried Steak are on some of the finest menus. The waiter shakes-or-stirs at table side, and serves-up your martini in a fine crystal glass. It´s Retro-Metro at its best.
Ah, but you must be having too much fun. The table next to you is seated, and your neighboring diners are decked out in flip-flops, sweats or muscle-tees, and well, all manner of things uncivilized.
Doesn´t anyone dress to dine anymore? We´re not talking white gloves for the lady, and jacket and tie for the guy, but please, must we see your knees?
Let´s face it though, when was the last time you complained of the slipshod apparel of your fellow diners? For most of us, we just don´t voice our annoyance and that´s a good thing. There is little we can reasonably expect the management to do. They may remember the days when Business Casual was "dressed-up" and a jacket and tie showed respect for the evening to come. A younger chef-owner may wish for a higher standard than dirty athletic shoes, an unkempt beard and prominent tattoos, but what´s a committed and hard-working restaurateur to do? Business is tight, competition is tough, and that´s a fact.
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