Re: mark up for restaurant menu

Brian <usenet1 (AT) mangymutt (DOT) com.invalid-remove-this-part> writes:

I have to markup a couple of restaurant menus. Two examples follow:

Clam Chowder Cup 3.25 / Bowl 6.95
Thick New England-style clam chowder with [...]

Mixed Greens Starter 3.50 / Entrée 6.25
Tossed-to-order with your choice of any of [...]

I'm thinking of using a dl list.

It's not wrong, in the sense that the prose of the HTML 4 spec actually
proposes ambiguous usage of 'definition' lists. But IMNSHO that's more
of a reason to avoid it altogether, just like ACRONYM. No semantics are
preferable over confusion.

Any thoughts about this? It seems to make more sense than a table to me.

Why? I wouldn't know what's wrong with

<table summary="Overview, prices and description of available dishes">
<tr>
<th id="cc">Clam Chowder</th>
<td headers="cc">Cup 3.25 / Bowl 6.95</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td headers="cc" colspan="2">Thick New England-style...</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th id="mg">Mixed Greens</th>
<td headers="mg">Starter 3.50 / Entrée 6.25</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td headers="mg" colspan="2">Tossed-to-order with your...</td>
</tr>
</table>

for example. You might wish to improve the summary, though.

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