May We Suggest - by Alison Pearlman (Paperback)

About the Book

Art historian and food lover Alison Pearlman visits more than 60 restaurants to take a critical look at the design of physical restaurant menus--their content, size, scope, material, and more--to explore how they influence (or not) our dining experiences and choices.

Book Synopsis

Art historian and food lover Alison Pearlman visits more than 60 restaurants to take a critical look at the design of physical restaurant menus--their content, size, scope, material, and more--to explore how they influence (or not) our dining experiences and choices.

Review Quotes

Advance praise for Alison Pearlman's May We Suggest:

"This is a dangerous book--for your waistline, your wallet, and your sense of reason. . . . Call this a tasting menu of foodie heavenly history." --Paco Underhill, author, Why We Buy: The Science of Shopping

"An effective and engaging discovery of the mechanisms that, in more or less subtle ways, orchestrate our experiences when we eat out. A great tool to understand how restaurants work." --Fabio Parasecoli, professor of food studies, New York University

About the Author

Art historian and cultural critic Alison Pearlman looks at the design and marketing of restaurants to tell our social story. She is the author of Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America, and she blogs as The Eye in Dining. She teaches in the art department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and lives in Los Angeles