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Ah yes, I too hate inlfation.
This guy had two chances to spell one word and still biffed it. RIP
But neither of you seem to have an issue with inhalation. ;)
imitation? initiation. intimidation? intimation
Definitely inhalation.
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A4 wagyu tomahawk
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Louis XIII cognac
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pure saffron
Worth it? Definitely. Especially since I didn’t pay for any of it. This was all professional training as a fine dining server.
How was the Louis? I’ll never be able to afford even a pour of it so I’d like to live vicariously through you lol
Not worth the price, even in the special cut leaded crystal sipping cups. It was the best cognac I’ve ever had, but not nearly the best brandy, and I don’t even like brandy that much.
Now the wagyu, that was absolutely worth the price. 48z for $190, so about $4/z, pre-cook weight. I had about $15 worth, one mouthful, and I would have been willing to pay for what I got if it wasn’t free.
But the Louis XIII at least satisfied my life goal to eat something aged longer than I am old.
Eating cognac? Sounds like it might have curdled.
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I once used $1k caviar as a topping for a Papa John’s pizza. It was delicious.
Chaotic. I love it.
Best answer here.
This is what I came to read.
Are you Papa John? That sounds like something Papa John would do on a bender.
Maybe when he was still CEO 😂
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I ate at a 9 course meal at a Michelin star restaurant a few days ago in Nice, France.
This was the menu:
It cost us 658€. It was good.
The first dessert course left me in stitches because I thought it was so over the top:
Overall it was worth it for the experience and each course was very flavourful.
I think this is called an experience not a meal, but yeah, you ate it
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Lobster probably. Ocean cockroaches have the perfect texture to put flavored butter in your mouth. Particularly love lobster rolls with some nice herbs. Crazy how we like ocean roaches so much we’ve made them expensive.
When I lived in coastal New England in the early 2000s, a lobster roll was a hot dog bun with some random lobster chunks and a little bit of mayo, and you could get it at Stop & Shop for five bucks if the lobster catch was doing well.
I live in the Bay Area now and if you see an item called “lobster roll” here it’s probably $25 and it’s on brioche or something, and it’s not even good.
If you live in lobster town, eat lobster rolls. If you live in taco town, eat tacos.
I believe all my comparisons to coach roaches should have gave away how often I pay for lobster.
In the summers in New England you used to be able to get live lobster for 6 bucks/lb. Not sure what it’s up to these days but I’ll never order it in a restaurant. It’s one of those things that you and a professional chef can get the exact same result by boiling it for a few mins. Plus at home you can get completely messy and hose yourself of immediately afterwards.
And they used to be prison food! Isn’t that crazy?
As a kid I liked to chew random stuff, (and tbh as an adult too, but I control myself by chewing socially acceptable stuff!) and I once chewed on some fancy curtains were pretty big and covered a big bay window, and my parents had to replace them. I don’t know how much they were but it couldn’t have been cheap.
Dude, but was it worth it?!
Hahah, I don’t remember! it probably wasn’t :p
As far as dollar amount, probably some meal with my girlfriend. We don’t do fancy but usually have one nice meal on a vacation.
But as a percentage of my income - something called Bonzai Chicken I ordered for $70 on my honeymoon back in the 90s. I made $7/hr at the time. I didn’t know it had curry in it or that I was allergic to curry. I spent the remainder of my honeymoon sick as a dog.
That sounds like an 80s movie plot though. Half the movie was you on the toilet while everyone else got up to some epic shit. All because you had to order the Bonzai Chicken.
Fortunately, my ex wife waited until after the honeymoon to get up to epic shit when I wasn’t around.
250 per plate meal at Hell’s Kitchen in Vegas.
The beef wellington is exactly as good as it looked on TV. The scallops were even better.
Beef Wellington is a Sunday roast from Toby’s Carvery at a manky motorway services outside of Bolton
You paid 250 quid for it?!?
Also, teeeechnically, i paid 250 for half of the roast. 😉
Still worth it.
Alsoz belated hi5 for the sheer amount or British you squished into your reply. Bravo. Shakespeare would be proud. 😉
Yup. Would totally do it again too!
My scallops were a bit tough when I was there but it was a spectacular meal.
The figgy pudding was waaaaay too much. A very American sized serving. Could have done with with a few spoons of each pudding and icecream and been perfect. Instead i forced it all in and hated myself later.
Kobe Beef in Kobe, Japan.
Best beef I ever had. Not worth it though. I didn’t realize how loaded my friend was when she suggested it to me, so I ended up reserving for 4 people before checking the prices.
I did spend 700$ eating sushi one time though. That time was worth it. For any sushi lovers planning a Japan trip - Stay out of the main cities and go for the coast. The best sushi is far from Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka.
My friend was a local and took us to Izu.
No sushi will ever compare.
For any sushi lovers planning a Japan trip - Stay out of the main cities and go for the coast. The best sushi is far from Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka.
Noted 😊
On a business trip, a local colleague took me for the (reputed) best Peking duck in Hong Kong - it was somewhere in the Central district, on the island itself.
I can’t remember how much it cost, but I know my colleague had to book three weeks in advance, and confirm 48 hours in advance that we were indeed having the duck.
It was fantastic. As an Aussie, I never truly appreciated properly cooked duck until then.
I just got done eating dippin’ dots.
But, were they worth it?
I’ve been to several Michelin places, usually around $300 - $400 per person without wine. Definitely worth it for the quality, creativity, and experience.
I’ve already had A5 Kobe at around $60 an ounce, and caviar around $250 an ounce. Both worth it for an occasional splurge.
I also had a glass of a 1967 Bordeaux (don’t remember which one) that I didn’t pay for and it was good, but nothing better than some $50 bottles I’ve had before. Granted I’m not a wine expert or anything so maybe it’s quality was lost on me.
The most expensive thing I’ve had that was really notable (as I’m sure I’ve ordered something pricier and thought nothing of it) was half an A5 wagyu steak from Wegmans. I think it was originally around $250/lb but it was on a manager’s special sale. I think it was around $80 for a ½lb, which is genuinely insane to me knowing that manager’s special means it’s the last chance to buy something before it goes bad.
Anyway, it was really good. A very odd experience though because afterwards I kinda stopped craving/ cooking/ ordering beef for a couple months. It was like I achieved some superlative thing and was just done with the concept of beef for a little bit. A strange reaction to such a positive experience, that said I do still eat beef occasionally.
We bought 1.5 kg of A5 wagyu for dinner on my brother’s birthday, and then we ate the leftovers on bread for breakfast the next day. It was about $400. Don’t think I’ll ever get tired of eating beef. The thing about wagyu though is there’s a lot of fat in it, so you’ll be full quickly. I later ordered 100 grams at at restaurant and didn’t need any more.
Yeah, the marbling is crazy, you can cook it and cook it and you’ll never run out of fat in it. I only did a couple minutes on each side though so it was extremely rich. Even a ¼lb was probably a little too much when I had it. Non-hamburger beef is more of a treat to me at this point, I think I enjoy it a lot more when it’s a rarer occasion.
I was taken to a very expensive steak restaurant once, and while others got more expensive cuts I got a 10 oz California sirloin aged 8 years in house.
I love steak, I loved steak, I will always love steak, but every steak from that day has to measure up to that one and never will.
I’m so glad I had the experience, but I don’t have $280 to blow on steak each time I want it lol.
8 years? Are you sure?
That’s more than quadruple the longest time I’ve ever seen a piece of beef dry aged.
Good catch. It’s been some time and I was way off. Just checked their menu and it’s 60 days. wayyyy off
I’ve seen 90 days offered in restaurants as an extreme version of dry aged and described as mushroomy.
