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In Sunday?s Table Hopping column I make the case that gargantuan entr?es are an upstate tradition that should come to an end. Short version:

Leaving aside that it?s unhealthy to try to eat so much at one sitting, I have philosophical and practical reasons for wanting more modest-sized entree portions, starting with this: Most restaurant food doesn?t improve when taken home, left in the fridge overnight and reheated. It?s certainly inferior to a freshly made?dish.

Also, plowing through a huge piece of meat or pile of pasta bores the palate. No matter how exquisite the dish, every bite after the first few is going to be incrementally less satisfying. ?

Finally, when American appetizers are the size of an entree in Europe and the main dish is immense, it?s almost impossible to manage dessert, too, which of course is itself a large?portion. ?

I?d rather see restaurants continue to charge what they do, reduce portion sizes slightly and spend more on higher-quality ingredients. ? It will also be more healthful and sufficient to consume in one sitting. That?s my idea of good?value.

Source: http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/36859/table-hopping-column-restaurant-entee-portions-are-too-big/

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