It's just a sign of the economy. Like staycations a few years back, restaurants have been trending toward casual and comfortable so people won't feel bad about going out to eat. It's supposed to feel like you're dining at home, I guess.
Problem is, I don't use a kitchen towel to wipe my mouth at home. Kitchen towels are for wiping the counter top, not to lay on my lap.
One of the latest things popping up at restaurants lately are kitchen towels used for napkins. Gone are the white linens. Now we get these big towels that to me seem awkward on the lap, like I'm on a break from washing the dishes. But my main pet peeve about kitchen towels for napkins is not that it seems weird, it's that after a few wash they often seem to lose their shape and then you get lint all over your pants.
I don't mind the kitchen towel for napkins when it fits into the restaurant's concept, like at a restaurant that has crab feeds where you get messy or when the place is called Mama's. But at almost every other restaurants, especially where entrees begin at $25, maybe they can still afford a nice napkin for their guests.
My friends think I'm making a big deal about this because a napkin is a napkin, even if it came from the kitchen. What do you think? Do you think it's an odd trend to use kitchen towels for napkins or do you think it's a cute gimmick for the times?
Saturday, March 05, 2011
Kitchen Towels Should Stay in the Kitchen
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I think they need to add additional napkins rather than dish towels. I would be far less bothered by paper napkins even than an over-sized towel. If I'm that messy with every meal then I don't need to be eating out.
It's not something I do at home ... why would I want it in a nice restaurant? To me it's not homey, cutesy or anything else beyond a bad idea.
My two cents worth :)
I just picked up on your blog about two weeks ago... I dropped it with this article.
Sigh, you win some, you lose some.
I don't "do" paper napkins...even at home!! If I can find a cloth napkin lunch, that place will go to the top of my must return restaurants. We have a French Bistro restaurant that uses the kitchen towel and that doesn't bother me in the least.
I'm not sure it would bother me but I would find it weird. I'd never think to use one of my dish towels as a napkin. And quite frankly even if a napkin were to leave lint on my pants/dress when I was at a restaurant I'd be annoyed too!
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