Dr. Mrs. Rugbyologist had dinner this evening at Jamie Oliver’s newish restaurant here in Cambridge called Jamie’s Italian. The food was excellent, with the charcuterie anitpasti platter being the definitive highlight of the night. We had to wait about twenty minutes for a table, ten of which were taken up watching the bartender make our dirty gin martinis (i.e., the bar is good, but very meticulous and slow). Of course, I am not here to do uncomped restaurant reviews[1]. I am here to complain about trivial things in a pedantic fashion.
Since I was a teenager I’ve been totally besotted by the love, passion and verve for food, family and life that just about all Italian people have. . .
So, my question is, “Why is this ok?” The menu blurb is stereotyping Italians. Sure, it is saying nice lovely things about them, but it’s still a stereotype? If stereotyping is wrong, the positive-negative direction should not matter, right?
NOTES
- I am, however, quite willing to be here to do comped restaurant reviews. Just saying.
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