Well – this is my first tech style – blurb – but still with food in mind of coarse.
As everyone in New Zealand knows (lets face it the whole world is in synch with Apple PR these days) – the iPad is now for sale here.
Variously described – as a really big Ipod touch – but with a book store etc…
However the uses of an interactive tablet – have been science fiction for years. Although not the first tablet (there have been heaps!) in the market by any stretch… it is the one that has caught people’s imagination – it’s release perfectly timed – thanks to the groundwork laid by the iPhone, iPod, iTunes etc…
Interestingly a restaurant in Melbourne is going to be using an iPad application to present its menus. The idea being that – say you – the customer – is interested in a particular ingredient – you could – with a few clicks (presses… touches??) – instantly find out more.
If you wanted to find out why – that dam bottle of red wine is sooooo expensive – a few touches – and yes – the wine was from a good year – when the wine yield was incredibly low – and the wine has won X number of awards – and a raft of wine critics love it – and with one more touch – a video of the actual critic waxing lyrical.
Does – an interactive menu mean – hey the waiting staff don’t need to know jack about the menu anymore? Probably not.
Personally I like the paper menu – but I like reading – physical books as opposed to digital books – so possibly I don’t get it. There is something about a digital menu – that suddenly seems – as if I have taken my workplace – into the restaurant – when really I wanted to get away from it.
More about the restaurant here:
David Wright is the editor of www.foodheroes.co.nz
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