Don Martinich wrote:
> In article
> >,
> "The Cheesehusker, Trade Warrior" > wrote:
>
>> Review of a "burger" place in Bloomingdale's - written by a "man" with
>> a hyphenated last name...this ain't no hamburger
>>
>>
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/di...r=1&ref=dining

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> (Sigh) Trendoid dining has gone beyond parody. When did the restaurant
> business become part of the fashion industry?

But it is the definitive parody of both industries, much like the
"reality" fashion designer and chef competitions that run on Bravo.
Every so often, you can still find some of Bravo's flagship programming
like "Inside the Actor's Studio" playing, but even THAT is a parody
(unintentionally so, but it's a parody never the less). It could all be
found in an Ab Fab script... in fact, hasn't it been?