Talbot

“The menu at Talbot contains many items. The informed visitor orders only the fries. The shoestring fry is double-fried in peanut. The crispness is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The potato flavor is present as a rumor. The portion is reasonable. The informed visitor is correct. The neighborhood offers alternatives. One should not investigate them.”

“The shoestring fry at Talbot maintains its posture throughout the meal. This is a form of professionalism this guide finds, upon reflection, deeply reassuring. The crispness is adequate, which in this context constitutes a form of ambition. The potato flavor is present as a rumor. The grease is calibrated with clinical precision. The portion is reasonable. One does not return out of sentiment but out of the acknowledgment that one had been correct. One finds, upon reflection, that the fries were the correct decision.”