Farewell!

When initially faced with the task of writing a blog linked to both food and literature, I thought that I would struggle. Although an avid fan of both literature and cramming my face with food, I I suspected it would be difficult to combine them in a blog that would not only make sense, but be somewhat entertaining. However, I have thoroughly enjoyed the task, and have now discovered a tendency to over-analyse any restaurant’s menu including their writing style, ingredients used and even their font!

I have found that although it is ultimately the dishes served that attracts people to a restaurant or determines their popularity; the way the menu and surrounding marketing is presented, such as posters etc, is also extremely important. It can determine the atmosphere or how much the customer is willing to pay -and put up with! This blog has also given me the excuse to eat out as much as my student loan will permit, and also got me some very strange looks from surrounding tables as I took picture of every poster, dish and sentence of the menu.

Overall, I’ve found that it’s usually the less pricey and more often than not franchised chains of restaurants that pay the most attention to their marketing; obviously because they have the money and departments to do so. However, they also seem to go for a more jokey approach, attempting to lure customers in through their wit and comedy while the more up market restaurants take a more serious approach to their food.

For now, I shall bid you readers farewell and leave you with the wise words of Orson Welles, “Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch”.