This is the signage of a plate of plastic food in a glass display [which is so typical in Japan] - but what makes this case so special is that it's in front of the Japanese Restaurant in the Hilton.
Purchasing a plate of "plastic food" will fetch a few hundred dollars for display - and more precisely, they are made from vinyl. First, a silicone mold is made of the real food, then the vinyl is poured in and baked. They are all meticulously hand painted.
The practice, from what I've read, has been around for nearly a century. Originally, the pieces were made from paraffin wax and Takizo Iwasaki is given credit for creating the idea, back in 1917.
I was thinking, they should have just had Paris proof read the plastic food before they put them out.
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