WHY DO THEY DO IT?
Why cannot restaurants serve food on the plate ?
You know what I mean
it’s something you’ve seen
it’s a silly practice I always berate.
Chips served on end in a pail-like container
make me want to shout
oh please turn them out
but I’ve never been much of a complainer.
Peas presented in a porcelain jug
so you need a spoon
or else they’d be strewn
over table, other diners, your lap and the rug.
A steaming hot pie in a burning hot pot
oh how I wish
they would simply dish
it straight on the plate so why do they not?
A sheet of newspaper underneath your fried fish
is something I fear’s
quite a daft idea
which certainly doesn’t enhance the dish.
Trying to be clever? Is that why they do it:
trying to be arty ?
perhaps a bit farty ?
so someone please tell me: Why do they pursue it?