"Do you know how our dishes work here at Roman's?" the waiter intoned, bending over the table and sounding very much like a priest probing for a painful confession. Not waiting for an answer, he continued, "The servings are small, so with two people, each of you should order one dish from each category." He gestured at a menu handwritten on graph paper. It listed two or three dishes in each of five unlabeled categories, which boiled down to apps and salads, pastas and soups, meat and fish, vegetables and more salads, and desserts. Since the menu changes completely every day at Roman's, as the waiter further warned us, you're guaranteed that every meal will be a unique experience. And, of course, since the bill of fare is never posted outside, just entering the restaurant on any given day requires a leap of faith.
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