If you are out to dinner at a fine restaurant with an important client, it’s a good idea to know the luxury items on the menu. Here are a few historical facts and fun trivia about two gourmet food categories: lobster and cheese.

Lobsters
Legend has it that prison fare on the Eastern seaboard in the 1800s was lobster because it was plentiful and cheap. Today, lobster is considered a delicacy and is usually one of the more expensive items on a menu.

Here is some social currency on the subject of lobsters: (more…)