Riddle me this...

why why WHY do nice restaurants always have TV's in their bar areas?  WHY?  What is the point?  

With the exception of places like Mistral or Lark, I was shocked to see TV's at Palace Kitchen.  WTF?

It appears that almost every place I've been to for dinner - BAM!  There's a TV.  It just doesn't make sense to me - TV's in a restaurant says "sports bar" to me.  The last thing I want to see is some bloody sporting event on the tube when I'm trying to carry on a conversation or eat my meal.  It's distracting and really, aren't we surrounded by enough technological shit as it is?   

TV's - ok in your media room, living room, a sports bar or hell, any Irish bar for that matter, but in a nice restaurant?  NO.  Take those things out and replace them with some nice art.  Or a blank wall. 

**pic from nontoxin.com