The Limits of Restaurant Culture in America

"I need some Asian flavors, not to steal a page from your book, but I need someAsian flavors," he says. "We've been to so many, we've been to several British restaurants and that's not the vibe." London is six months behind New York in terms of food-driven culture, according to O'Brien. 'Most people actually want to be challenged, but they think it makes them cooler and smarter to be challenged.'