Tonight we went to a steakhouse where the steaks start at $50, so they tried to balance out their $35 offerings by including an excellent chicken breast, a humongous pork chop and salmon in addition to the one beef offering: a 4-ounce filet with two shrimp on the side.
When the plate came, I imagined some mistake had been made because the meat was so tiny. But 4-ounces is the recommended daily portion size. Then I took the first bite and felt like swooning. The flavor was sheer beef bliss. And, as it turned out, it was about the right size portion. It just seemed small because the first course was a massive wedge salad with about a half-pound of blue cheese dressing and the dessert was a monumental slab of warm chocolate cake with ganache drizzled all over the top.