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We Want Plates: The backlash against pretentious dining trends

Grant St. Clair
Sep 09, 2025
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Bugs as food (Photo: Carla Sinclair)

It's clear to me that everyone in the culinary industry needs to sit down and watch The Menu, because what the hell are we still doing here? High-end restaurants serving ridiculous dishes will unfortunately exist as long as capitalism does, but that doesn't mean we can't still have some fun gawking at them.

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