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June 06, 2025

When did restaurant salads get so... unwieldy?

- MAGGIE HENNESSY

TOSSING AND TURNING

The green salad at Meetinghouse, a modern US pub in Philadelphia, is something of an architectural marvel.

Layer upon interlocking layer of gem romaine leaves slicked with spiky Dijon vinaigrette form a cylindrical tower, crowned by a tuft of watercress and minced chives. During a recent dinner service, it averaged about 20cm in height, but this salad skyscraper has been known to reach up to 30cm.

"It's bizarre to say because it's this giant, beautiful salad," said Andrew DiTomo, the chef and a partner at the restaurant, "but the way it came to be, why it's big and why we use full leaves is all about function."

DiTomo said he created the salad with the intention that it would accompany the whole meal: Servers encourage diners to heap the leaves next to their hot roast beef sandwiches or pile them on fried turkey cutlets — "almost like salad nachos". It’s one thing to scoop crab dip with a romaine trowel at a come-as-you-are tavern, but what about on a date at a trendy bistro?

Lately, restaurants across the country are opting for the dramatic appearance, textural integrity and dressing adhesion of whole-leaf salads, despite the in elegance of disassembling and actually eating them.

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