Does the steak house also have a piano player?
Via Fox News:
A New York Times photo received backlash from Twitter over the inclusion of chopsticks.
The Times was reporting on yet-to-be opened “Asian-inspired” steak house, Jade Sixty, which features classic steaks and traditional Asian cuisine.
In the photo for the digital article, there are typical Chinese dishes like beef and broccoli and steamed buns placed next to a hefty New York-style steak and tall beer.
Though the issue Twitter has isn’t necessarily with the cuisine – it’s with the presentation, which showcases chopsticks sitting under the steak and perched in the beef and broccoli.
Twitter users have been quick to accuse the newspaper for cultural insensitivity over the use of the chopsticks, which many have been saying are placed in an upright manner — a chopsticks etiquette faux pas. In Japanese culture, upright chopsticks indicate death or suggest a funeral offering.
One user wrote, “So, who died? Or was your menu inspired by a part of Asia that uses wooden sticks as decor?”