Menu Mania

Prompted by Saison chef Joshua Skenes' letter to Michael Bauer last week, Zagat did an interesting cost/value examination of tasting menus today, featuring input from the likes of Rick Tramonto, Grant Achatz, Joe Bastianich, and Kevin Sbraga. If you're wondering why tasting menus have hit such stratospheric price points, or how restaurants manage to turn a profit, it's worth checking out. [Zagat]