In my other writing life as a restaurant reviewer, I spend a lot of time writing sentences like:
I decided to go for the gusto and sample three of their Mexico-City-style tacos: the carne asada served with pico de gallo and cotija; the chile lime shrimp served with a pickled cabbage slaw and a tomato pasilla chile salsa that had a pleasant kick; and the pork carnitas taco dressed in tomatillo salsa and cotija.
…and looking for synonyms for the word “delicious.”
But I discovered that when I started writing sentences more like …