This is one of the most spot-on, clever restaurant reviews I’ve read in a long time (and as obvious as it is, think of all the starving children in this world…). I went to Charlie Trotter’s once (and only once) in the early 90s and thought that was an extremely obnoxious experience (and left the restuarant quite hungry), but this takes the cake (or in this case, perhaps the “essence” of a cake). I understand the concept of performance art, but not when I’m hungry in a restaurant (and I’d expect front row seats at this price!). By Frank Bruni, in the NYT.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/opinion/bruni-dinner-and-derangement.html
