{"product_id":"may-we-suggest-restaurant-menus-and-the-art-of-persuasion-9781572842601","title":"May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion","description":"\u003cb\u003eWe've all ordered from a restaurant menu. But have you ever wondered to what extent the \u003ci\u003emenu\u003c\/i\u003e is ordering \u003ci\u003eyou\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating new book, art historian and food lover Alison Pearlman takes an inquiring look at the design of physical restaurant menus--their content, size, scope, material, and more--to explore how they influence our dining experiences and choices (if they do at all). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After years of collecting menus and studying their cultural significance through the lens of art history, Pearlman realized they were also profoundly important sales tools, affecting everything from a restaurant's operations and profits to a diner's expectations and behavior. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There was just one problem: she wasn't exactly convinced that any menu had ever swayed her own choices. So she set off on a mission to understand if, how, and when menus work in appealing to us diners, visiting and meticulously documenting more than 60 restaurants of all stripes in the greater Los Angeles area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMay We Suggest\u003c\/i\u003e, Pearlman combines her own dining experiences with research from a broad range of disciplines, from experience design to behavioral economics. What emerges is a captivating, thought-provoking study of one of the most often read but rarely analyzed narrative works around: the humble menu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArt historian and cultural critic \u003cb\u003eAlison Pearlman\u003c\/b\u003e looks at the design and marketing of restaurants to tell our social story. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eSmart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America, \u003c\/i\u003e and she blogs as \u003ci\u003eThe Eye in Dining.\u003c\/i\u003e She teaches in the art department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and lives in Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agate Surrey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614647226642,"sku":"9781572842601","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_085327b2-f965-43c8-a19a-2cdd8ea42196.jpg?v=1732454931","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/may-we-suggest-restaurant-menus-and-the-art-of-persuasion-9781572842601","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}