FOOD SNOB - or ENOUGH ALREADY!

I assume waiters carry the bread basin full of salad or whatever else in their bare hands? And does the bread basin then get plonked onto the table or place-mat without benefit of plate beneath? I hope the waiters wash their hands and insert at least a disposable paper mat underneath!

I can't speak for medieval table service but nowadays the bread bowl or taco bowl comes on a plate. It's just an affectation.

[Jenise]

I am reminded of the time I went out to lunch with a friend and she ordered the taco bowl because it was "salad" and she was on a diet. Nevermind the deep fried shell, the heaps of sour cream and all the beans and cheese. Nowadays I can't see one without thinking of Trump in the early days of his campaign trying to appeal to hispanics by showing off the Taco Salad in the Trump Tower restaurant.