Should food names be capitalised in menus? And other considerations when proofreading food writing.

😋 I proofread some menus today and they made me so hungry!

They were Indian menus of dishes prepared for special occasions.

If I hadn’t already sorted a shepherd’s pie for tea then I definitely would have ordered a takeaway tonight. Though it’s probably best I didn’t as it wouldn’t have lived up to the menus I was proofreading. 😅

Curries

Flatbreads

Chutneys

Salads

Sweets

Oooh yes… That would go down very nicely. 😊

It was important I didn’t get distracted from the task at hand with the deliciousness of the menus, however. 🔎

I had to ensure:

✅ Consistency of style choices in use of capitalisation etc.
✅ Spelling of ‘unusual’ ingredients (unusual to Word, not necessarily unusual to the reader)
✅ Accuracy and consistency of hyphenation
✅ Accuracy and consistency of punctuation

❓Does reading about food always make you fancy it?