The Menu Lies: Top 10 Foods That Aren't What They Seem

Ever feel like restaurant menus are trying a little too hard to impress you? In this podcast episode, we break down the Top 10 menu terms that sound fancy but often don’t mean what you think. From “truffle oil” that rarely contains real truffles to “Wagyu” that isn’t always the legendary Japanese beef you imagine, we’re exposing the marketing language restaurants use to elevate ordinary dishes.

Menus today are designed like dating profiles for food. Words like artisanal, handcrafted, small batch, farm-to-table, infused, and house-made can sound premium, but many of them have little regulation or real meaning behind them. As longtime restaurant industry insiders, we’re pulling back the curtain on how these terms are used and what they actually mean when you’re ordering at a restaurant.

Watch until the end and tell us in the comments: what menu word do you think is the biggest scam?

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