Yeah, I know it’s totally anal but…
Posted on September 9, 2005, by Conor O'Neill, under Food, Politics.
I’ve always found the name of “Cafe Mao” offensive. I ate there once - mediocre at best. They are probably as good at cooking food as Mao was at growing it. In my little fantasy world, I’d love to set up a little stall outside of the Cafe and sell Pol Pot Noodles. Wonder how long before someone would complain?
As ever, someone else expresses this thought so much better than I can.
From Prickly City:
Joe on September 9, 2005
It’s funny; on Monday I was forced to join a lunch at Mao in the city centre and, as I was eating my mediocre food (the service is always unforgivable), I wondered whether anyone else found the restaurant’s name tacky and offensive; great minds…