<sf> wrote>>
> We've had that discussion even more recently. Big factions on both
> sides. I've decided that those who want their pasta to wear a hat can
> do it, but I want mine mixed.

I like mine separate.

>Same with salads. I hate a bunch of
> salad greens with a blob of dressing on top. I can dress an entire
> table's worth of salad with what they plop on top of mine - and still
> have some left over.
>

Like you, I don't want as much dressing as they tend to put on in
restaurants. But I like to make salads in decorative layers. This is one
food that really does improve with prettiness. I usually mix the cut
vegetables in with the lettuce pretty evenly, then add the dressing and
diced tomatoes on top, same with eggs, maybe finishing with a sprinkle of
cheese. So I guess most of mine is mixed up, but it is served so that a
little toss mixes the dressing.