Comments on Traveller's Tales: Manipulative Restaurant Menus!

@indicaspecies: Ha ha! Be my guest. :-)

2008-01-06T23:32:00.000+05:30

@indicaspecies: Ha ha! Be my guest. :-)

Interesting reading. However, let the secret scien...

2008-01-06T18:16:00.000+05:30

Interesting reading. However, let the secret science of menu psychology remain a secret to me.

I don't go to dine at 5-star restaurants everyday so I'll pamper myself at the next best and eat what I wish to till I can afford it. What do you say? ;)

@windyridge: Heh, this was an eye-opener to me too...

2007-12-28T10:51:00.000+05:30

@windyridge: Heh, this was an eye-opener to me too. In hindsight, should have expected this, given how much money is involved in the business of food.

Gee I never thought of the menu as manipulation bu...

2007-12-27T22:02:00.000+05:30

Gee I never thought of the menu as manipulation but I guess you are right!

@foodette: Yes, doesn't surprise me now that I kno...

2007-12-23T12:51:00.000+05:30

@foodette: Yes, doesn't surprise me now that I know. But hadn't really thought of this.

@hair nair: Grim indeed. :-) But I will respond in the next few days, also because I am running out of ideas for posts at the moment.

@zhu: Heh! Me too.

Interesting! I know that for advertising but I mus...

2007-12-23T10:18:00.000+05:30

Interesting! I know that for advertising but I must admit I never thought of it for menus. I'll keep my eyes open... not at the center of the menu!

Shantanu - grim news. I have tagged you for a meme...

2007-12-22T09:29:00.000+05:30

Shantanu - grim news. I have tagged you for a meme. check link.
http://harinair.wordpress.com/2007/12/22/223/

Very interesting - kind of like how they lay out a...

2007-12-20T04:38:00.000+05:30

Very interesting - kind of like how they lay out a grocery store.

@sank: I guess it depends how you look at it... yo...

2007-12-19T21:27:00.000+05:30

@sank: I guess it depends how you look at it... you aren't in the restaurant business, are you? ;-)

@smita: I suppose they do.

@bint battuta: Heh, I guess this not something we are supposed to be aware of. :-)

Well, this kind of manipulation/marketing may be u...

2007-12-19T19:14:00.000+05:30

Well, this kind of manipulation/marketing may be ubiquitous, but I'd rather be aware than not...so thanks for the link!

Advertisers and marketeers have been doing it for ...

2007-12-19T17:42:00.000+05:30

Advertisers and marketeers have been doing it for years. The cigarettes are injurious to health bit - in a font u can hardly read. Everyone plays with the mind ;D

Why Shantanu, I'm surprised at your title. It's no...

2007-12-19T00:26:00.000+05:30

Why Shantanu, I'm surprised at your title. It's not manipulation its "optimization".. bad news is, it's everywhere.