Why haute cuisine can be annoying

Look at this photo: This was taken from the Sunday magazine from one of the newspapers down here in Melbourne a few weeks ago (see, it takes me this long to get organised). It's a Donna Hay recipe for asparagus and goats cheese bruschetta. Now the burning question: how do you eat the damn thing? I mean, you could cut it up with a knife and fork, but that's not the 'point' behind bruschetta (or so I thought). Biting it could result in the asparagus snapping, and flicking back and poking you in the eye. If this had been served up to me in a restaurant, you know what I think I'd do? Eat the asparagus separately; then tackle the bread. Does that make me a heathen?