Changing times

In truth, ordering disparities between men and women may be narrower than ever. Restaurateurs I interviewed noted that more men than ever veer toward salads, and that low-carbohydrate diets have nudged more women toward generous cuts of red meat.
And in restaurants that cater to the most fervent food enthusiasts and most intrepid food adventurers, women and men in equal numbers stare down fatty slabs of braised short rib or get warm and fuzzy about lamb hearts and veal tongue.
But elsewhere, distinctions persist. Assumptions, too. 

—Old Gender Roles With Your Dinner? Frank Bruni, 2008. NY Times.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/dining/08gend.html?pagewanted=all