On Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:30:57 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Arri wrote about restaurant specials:
>
>> It's the best way to gauge whether or not one should choose to eat
>> somewhere different. If the specials are drab or mundane, what does that
>> say for the rest of the menu?
>
> What if it was something which sounded mundane but which was PERFECTLY
> rendered? Suppose it was early asparagus season and the restaurant had
> gotten more asparagus than they expected to use, so they offered a special
> of hanger steak with asparagus -- not all that exciting to hear, but what if
> the steak and asparagus were cooked JUST RIGHT? You probably wouldn't order
> it, but you might look at a nearby table and wish you had.
>
> Bob

spear envy.

your pal,
blake