Little Plates, Big Flavor
This weekend included two events that will likely spawn blog ideas and analogies this week. One involves a few minor changes to our kitchen that I worked on Friday night and Saturday, while the other consists of an incredible dinner Saturday night to celebrate my first wedding anniversary. Since my hunger is slowly growing as we get closer to lunch time, I’ll go with the food-related entry today.
Andrea and I have tried lots of different kinds of ethnic restaurants, and usually love anything that’s different. A few weeks ago, I read an article about a place in Old City, Philadelphia, that specializes in Spanish “tapas.” This kind of meal basically consists of lots of little plates of food, usually meant to be shared. The dishes are put together in “courses,” like a traditional meal, but that’s only a loose interpretation.
We absolutely loved our dinner from beginning to end. First of all, we didn’t get a true table, but were seated side-by-side at the “Chef’s Counter,” which was right next to the open kitchen. It allowed us to watch the dozen or so people in the kitchen work all night, which was entertaining and educational. Next, since we’re pretty adventurous and couldn’t really decide what to order, we went with the “Chef’s Tasting Menu.” With that, the waitress brought out plate after plate of food, all based on what the chef thought was best on that particular night. We had everything from an awesome salad (all salad should be wrapped in ham) and raw oysters (with grapefruit mousse?), to lamb, steak, asparagus, salmon, truffles and sweetbreads. Now, I am not afraid of many foods, but I always swore I would never order sweetbreads. Surprisingly, they were actually really, really good (I’ll spare you the description of what they are — Google if you’re that curious).
Overall, the meal was one of the best dinners out we’ve ever had, and left us too full to even consider dessert. One of the most interesting decisions of the night came when we decided on the Chef’s Tasting Menu. There were three price choices per person, almost like a “Good,” “Better,” and “Best.” The waitress explained that they would include slightly different dishes, with the higher-priced choices obviously including more seafood, more expensive ingredients, etc. Since it was a special occassion (and the price difference was negligible), we went with the “Best” choice, and were duely impressed.
It reminded me of the different website design and development levels we offer here at DDA: Good, Better, and Best. All three produce incredible results, and include lots of little ingredients behind the scenes that you’ll never even see. In the end, whichever one you choose for your business, medical practice, or other organization, you know you’re going to see more traffic and better results.
Much like my tasting menu Saturday night, it’s impossible to choose the “wrong” one when deciding on DDA’s website design and development packages. If you’re looking for unmatched search engine optimization (SEO), easy-to-use navigation tools and incredible graphic design, then choose our “Good” level, and see just what DDA can do for you. If you choose our “Better” package, you get all of those features, along with complete optimized content management services and content development from our team of degreed copywriters. And if you want it all, our “Best” package include everything from the first two levels, along with all phases of our website optimization services to achieve high rankings on major search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.
At DDA, we also use the “open kitchen” approach, letting our clients see everything that goes on inside these walls. We have nothing to hide, no rats under the counters, and no sneaky black hat tactics that some other marketing firms like to use. With DDA, no matter what level of website design and development you choose, you will find that your finished website meets and exceeds your expectations.
Entry by: Steve