On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:09:59 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 8/8/2015 5:02 PM, l not -l wrote:
>> On 8-Aug-2015, jmcquown > wrote:
>>
>>> Grilled Pork Chop
>>>
>>> Grilled Pork Chop Served over Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Vegetables
>>> Du jour topped with Demi Glaze
>> I'd like my pork chop alongside, not on top of, my potatoes. Thank you.
>>
>> Why do so many chefs stack food? I'm not one of those "a can't touch b"
>> people; but, I don't get the idea of the stack.
>>
>
>Seems to be a trend, probably started by a TV chef so now everyone has
>to do it. Some thing not so bad, but I too prefer the side by side
>method we've used for decades.

I had heard somewhere that it was an application of a flower arranging
course some chef took in an effort to gain recognition. You know, a
vertical space, a mid-level space and a foundation. I don't want my
food stacked either.
Janet US