We Like What We're Used To

The article “Today’s Special”, by David Sedaris, talks about the high-end New York style restaurant. The writing describes the huge difference between the elaborate food served in these kinds of restaurants and regular American foods, such as hot dogs. While reading his descriptions about the food, I ultimately got that he was also explaining the huge differences between two kinds of lifestyles: the luxurious and the normal. In the article the narrator felt like he did not belong, or even wanted to belong, with the kind of people who regularly went to these upper-class restaurants.

If you were brought up in that kind of life, going to an artsy fartsy restaurant like the one talked about in the writing would be considered normal. You would probably enjoy the foods and the luxurious atmosphere. You would probably be used to dressing in formal just to go out to get a bite to eat. You would probably argue that cooking is an art, because that is how you view it and always have. Foods have all the different colors and textures, but just a different medium- a plate. Chefs can also be creative when it comes to combining different ingredients to create new and unique tastes. I think that maybe some people, the narrator and me included, may disagree with all the hype only because we are not used to the luxurious lifestyle.

Even though this luxurious kind of lifestyle is top choice for some, it is definitely not for me. I could not imagine paying top dollar for food that I can eat in a couple bites. I like feeling full. I would also probably throw up if I had some of the items off the menu from the writing. I have not grown up eating those kinds of food. Personally, I do not think mint would go well with fish at all and I do not consider spiced ham to be even close to what I call “dessert”. I would much rather prefer a hot dog stuffed with hog lips and eyelids. Why? Because that is what I am used to.