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Alison Pearlman

Alison Pearlman
Art historian and cultural critic Alison Pearlman looks at the design and marketing of restaurants to tell our social story. She is the author of Smart Casual: The Transformation of Gourmet Restaurant Style in America, and she blogs as The Eye in Dining. She teaches in the art department at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, and lives in Los Angeles. Her latest book, May We Suggest: Restaurant Menus and the Art of Persuasion is available now from Agate Publishing.


Can I Get a “McGangbang?” On the Weird World of Secret Menus

Alison Pearlman Ponders the Appeals and Problems of Going Off-Menu
October 11, 2018  By Alison Pearlman
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