Bite size food

Bucking the trend of ever-expanding dining portions, Chicago-based Minnies is out to prove that bigger isn't always better. Featuring a wideselection of bite-size gourmet burgers and sandwiches - includingtraditional favorites such as grilled cheese and Reubens, alongside themore inventive Mykonos (roast chicken, tzaziki sauce and kalamatatapenade) and Thanksgiving delight (roast turkey, cranberries and wildrice gravy) - Minnies applies nouvelle cuisine portions to casual dining.Besides serving waistline-minded eaters something to nibble on, thefifties-style diner gives hungrier customers the mix-and-match pleasureof tapas restaurants.

While other restaurants are starting to offer Lilliputian portionsin response to consumer demand, serving miniatures-only is a nicheconcept that could definitely take off, much like dessert-only eateries.While Minnies isn't currently offering franchises, interested partiesare encouraged to submit their contact information should they elect todo so in the future. In the meantime, this could be a fun one forbudding restaurateurs to replicate in other regions.

Source: minnies.comAdded: 5 September 2007