China Millman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently published a great article on the subject of errors in restaurant menus, in which she said:
Certainly, most of these are merely typos, and perhaps it is uncharitable to judge them so harshly. But some of these misspellings indicate a deeper problem. You don’t need to know how to spell “steak” in order to cook a steak properly. But writing a menu and cooking a menu both demand attention to detail and the consistent enforcement of standards. If a menu has a glaring typo, are standards slipping in the kitchen as well?
You already know how we feel about menu typos, but for an insightful second opinion, check out Ms. Millman’s article, On the Menu: If the menu’s careless, can you trust the food?
