Well PG, for me it's not that I want my steak re-invented..
I want steak, but if steak were served the exact same way, let's say- steak diane.. a great steak dish, when done by chefs, is almost universally good, with few variations on the classic version of it. I could eat that for a long time, but even I would get sick of it. Not that I don't want to ever eat it again, but I've had enough of it that I would rarely ever order it again, other than to savor a memory or re-live it once in a while.
Why not steak on a stick, or a garlic-pepper steak once in a while?
To me, with the vintage thing, it's like every restaurant in town is serving a very similar steak diane.. and I'm getting tired of it- I wan't a classic t-bone with a hint of garlic and black pepper. I want a chef to come up with a new flavor profile on a steak. Hell, there's so many different cuts of meat (guitars), spices (amps), and PA's (cooking methods), if you want to take the analogy to the extreme
With new spice techniques, new cooking techniques (stainless steel vs. iron?), new cooking surfaces, etc.. why can't we have some inventive recipes out there? Steak is still steak (music, style), but there's a zillion ways to flavor and cook it. Again, why settle for the same cut/spice/cooking method in every restaurant in town?