I can’t help but notice an increasingly annoying trend with regards to naming restaurants. It seems to have started with the bloody highway names — R63, then M4, or M74.
The other annoying trend is restaurants with the word “Bar” — Bar Crudo, BarDeli, and Barbacco. You’d think that people in a creative industry such as food could come up with something a bit more original.
Another trend is to name restaurants after tableware: Spoon, Tablespoon, Fork?
Nature and seasons has been an inspiration for a lot of names: Seasons, Three Seasons, Four Seasons.
Food names: Wild Fig, Quince, Basil, Lime and the like.
I find it confusing and I would think that naming your restaurant something that makes it stand out from the pack would require a little more creative investment. Maybe these people are just too tired at the end of the day to care.
