Scenario: You expectedly walk into a restaurant and are handed a menu that seems encyclopedic. Within its stylish binding are page after page of dishes of all types and nationalities. The extensive listings run the gamut from simple country breakfast, artisanal urban-raised plates, Korean bibimbap, pastrami on rye, Algerian merguez lamb sausages, pizza by the slice and French bistro fare to seared Alaskan walleye with salsa verde, home-styled meatloaf, Thai sweet and sour mee krob,linguine alla vogole, beef shawarma slathered with tahini, Szechuan spicy pork and fried chicken and waffles (and that’s just page one).
