Ipods used as menus
22 Oct 2010
Had read about this trend in Wine Spectator - restaurants in the States starting to use the ipod as a device to give customers more information about their wine lists especially, then would normally fit on a printed menu.
And now according to this article some of the Australian restaurants are also embracing the idea which means its only a matter of time before we see it in NZ...
Do I think its a good idea? I don't know... Part of me tends to ver towards the thought that you can get just a little bit too precious about gadgets and information in a restaurant setting. In the end, what the dining out experience is about I would think, is the personal engagement that allows people to relax and enjoy their dinner companions, and the whole experience of eating and drinking.
The more complicated you make the information retrieval to achieve that outcome, the more I suspect you detract from that as an end result.
But then I know some people, who would consider having an ipod to play around with at the table to be the highlight of the evening, so I guess its a case of each to their own!
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