On Sunday, June 24, 2018 at 3:36:27 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 3:40:44 PM UTC-10, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> >
> >
> > What do they mean by "mid-century"? That is when these dishes were
> > first concocted? Of course not. All of these dishes would be pretty
> > standard fare in the mid 20th century.
> >
> > You people really need to quit mocking Dataw just for the sake of
> > mocking Dataw.
>
> The term "mid-century cuisine" is confusing to these gentle readers. It's a weird way of saying 1950's American food. Mostly people like to make fun of the menu of this Dataw place but the bland midWestern fare is probably well suited to the old folks that live at the enclave.

Confusing to you, perhaps. You suffer from tunnel vision as badly as
any "old folks that live at the enclave".

I googled "Hawaii hotel menu 1950s", and it was every bit as bland as
the menu currently under discussion. Those dishes were very common
in hotel cuisine throughout the U.S. at that time.

Cindy Hamilton