Why lunch?
It's a bargain
Most restaurants offer a more affordable "set lunch menu" in order to attract customers during weekdays. Prices are often reduced significantly as it is better for them to have a full restaurant by charging less, than having no customers at all.
Most choices out of any meal
Lunch is the meal when you you have the most choices of menu to choose from; with the set lunch, a la carte and tasting menu. Therefore if the set lunch menu isn't attractive to you, there is always the a la carte or the tasting.
The best opportunity to distinguish great chefs
Finally and most importantly, it is arguably the best chance for chefs to show off their skills. The challenge with lunch menu is working under a budget, and chefs have to transform everyday ingredients, say cured meat and a citrus fruit, into something magical worth the reputation of the restaurant.
With that said, we occasionally do dinner as well; Because no matter what time of the day it is, delicious food is what we crave for. As long as we are served good food, we don't really mind!
Most restaurants offer a more affordable "set lunch menu" in order to attract customers during weekdays. Prices are often reduced significantly as it is better for them to have a full restaurant by charging less, than having no customers at all.
Most choices out of any meal
Lunch is the meal when you you have the most choices of menu to choose from; with the set lunch, a la carte and tasting menu. Therefore if the set lunch menu isn't attractive to you, there is always the a la carte or the tasting.
The best opportunity to distinguish great chefs
Finally and most importantly, it is arguably the best chance for chefs to show off their skills. The challenge with lunch menu is working under a budget, and chefs have to transform everyday ingredients, say cured meat and a citrus fruit, into something magical worth the reputation of the restaurant.
With that said, we occasionally do dinner as well; Because no matter what time of the day it is, delicious food is what we crave for. As long as we are served good food, we don't really mind!