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It's a rare thing when I find out I'm part of a hot controversy in the food world. The New York Times had an article recently on the extinction of the entree.
"I think the entree has been in trouble for a long time," said the chef Tom Colicchio. "Eating an entree is too many bites of one thing, and it's boring."
More people seem to be ordering a bunch of appetizers instead of a single appetizer, to be able to try more tastes while eating the same amount of food. I've actually been doing the same thing for Thai takeout for some time. King and I has a lot of great Thai entrees, but I can resist getting some of the Thai ravioli, satays, and potstickers. Even getting a single order of Pad Thai is more than I can (or should eat) in a sitting.
Last night, I had a potluck and the pile of different food was fun in a much different way from my normal dinner parties. Usually, I'm a food control freak: I spec out the menu, select wines that would carefully coordinate with the food, hand-pick a selection of guests from different backgrounds. Last night, I just invited thirty folks I knew, told them all to bring some random food, and hoped it all worked out. It did!
We had Beef Bourguignon, thai-style peanut noodles, scalloped potatoes, butternut squash, wassail, an amazing but scary dip that seemed to go well with fruit, cheese, crackers, and anything else we put in there, baclava and pettifores, and more that I can list right now. It was a lot of fun and a big change from my normal pace.