ironchef
Executive Chef
Caine said:I believe I specified that Italian restaurants will serve you the salad first, but that's only to keep you busy while they cook your entrée.
I was talking abour eating at home, not in a restaurant. You sit down at my mother's table and start giving orders, she'll take you outside and throw you under a train. That woman has little patience and no sense of humor!
If it's a traditional Italian dinner, it doesn't matter. If an Italian restaurant is serving the salad course first, it's because it is catering to American-style dining.