StCirq

I don't think anyone is offering a $1200 tasting menu. The one in question, as mentioned several times, is not $1200, but rather €189, which is expensive for sure, but not unheard of. No one needs to work to keep a straight face when serving that.

Whathello

If people have money to pay 1200 euros one meal who am I to disagree ?
Half the US people who think it is obscene vote for a guy who probably spends more for one meal one bottle of Whisky or one cigar.

Saying it is obscene to ask for a lot of money for something doesn't change the fact that is rude to share one Meal.

If you don't have the money to live like a prince then don't go where you'll be asked to pay what a prince will pay. And don't complain about what princes Pay.

If you think small live small and eat small.

Loacker

"Joel Robuchon's tasting menu for two at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will almost certainly cost more than $1,100 after wine, tax and tip."

http://thepricehike.com/post/1397068...ricas-priciest

Loacker

Also, I don't think you can equate travelling with a $1000 meal.

A person who travels to Europe is seeking to enjoy their time and explore new cultures.

A woman who buys a $100,000 Birkins bag is doing so only to flaunt her wealth.

fuzzbucket

Why did you even bother to ask this question when you knew full well what the answer would be?

Were you asking for your mythical friend again?

Loacker

<<<But to answer the original question, no, a tasting menu is not meant to be shared, and yes, it would be considered rude to try to do so, no matter what the cost.>>>

I always share plates with friends at the more casual restaurants. It's not like we order one main course. I mean we order many two main courses and a few starters and share them so we can get to try different dishes. It's our "poor man tasting menu".

Loacker

<<<<Yes, but 24 hours later, a couch is still a couch. A purse is still a purse. But the $1200 meal? It becomes .....>>>

You, sir, has just won the internet.

Whathello

Loacker you are what we call in French an éteignoir.
It means a person who used to shut off the the light.
Since electricity we don't need these guys anymore and it has now taken the meaning of somebody who kills a party.
By being so negative so empty of life that everyone is driven away or sink into some kind of stupor.
I w s right when I said you drive me away from forums. You post threads that can only elicit a negative reaction.
You are a bore and a troll since you do it on purpose.
The goal of thread ?
To ask a question?
Nah.
You knew what would be answered.
You just wanted a thread into which you could inject ... hollowness.
Such a person full of bile, one so devoid of life.
If you hate life don't try to disgust the others !
Moi je kiffe ma Life.
And so much good if people are so much richer than me that they can but of bottle of champagne for 2000 € !
Good for them !

kerouac

Money is made to spent one way or another.

However, it is indeed quite pertinent to mention that certain items will last a longer time (handbags, automobiles) and others will be gone the next day (a meal or the 14th of July fireworks).

I am nevertheless trying to imagine the description of an ultra expensive meal that would actually make it sound like it was worth it. I think the Danish film <b>Babette's Feast</b> comes as close as possible to justifying a gigantic splurge, but then again the whole point was to show a very austere religious community that they had been missing a lot of the pleasures of life.

Offtoeurope

Whathello on Aug 2, 17 at 6:30pm

Such a person full of bile, one so devoid of life.
If you hate life don't try to disgust the others !


Loacker may or may not be a "party pooper", but you certainly are a drama queen.

I think the question is legit. And I'm with those who think that such indulgence is foolish and decadent.

Sarastro

<i>I'm with those who think that such indulgence is foolish and decadent.</i>

Some have modest income levels at which such expenditures might indeed appear decadent. For others, it´s just another restaurant which may or may not be as good as others to which they are accustomed.

elberko

An amazing meal may be gone the next day, but the memory lives on, as it does with many travel moments.

Loacker

Yes, I can totally picture myself in a couple of years reminiscing about that overpriced asparagus I ate at Atelier Joel Robuchon. ��

Wife: Do you remember that one summer in Paris?
Me: Yeah, I still dream about that asparagus.

kerouac

Some people are indeed that superficial. Let them fuel the economy. It's wonderful that some people are willing to pay 100 times the price of the ingredients and that food critics are there to confirm that it is the right thing to do. It isn't just the proletariat that lives in total manipulation.

annhig

I'm with Whathello here. The OP's original post had nothing to do with what he wanted to talk about, which was to demonstrate his superiority to anyone who wants to spend $1200 on a meal.

Bait and switch in fact.

fuzzbucket

If I'm not mistaken, Babette had won a lottery ticket.
I showed this film to my 4th grade French class and they appreciated the beauty of it.

WhatHello and kerouac - "Laissez le crapaud dans son trou."

fuzzbucket

If I'm not mistaken, Babette had won a lottery ticket.
I showed this film to my 4th grade French class and they appreciated the beauty of it.

WhatHello and kerouac - "Laissez le crapaud dans son trou."

fuzzbucket

Lui c'est une allumeuse, pas un eteignoir, en fait.

Loacker

Lol@Fuzzbucket I think you meant allumette.

Une allumeuse means a flirty woman.

Loacker

Thank you Kerouac, Massimop, Tomboy, and Offtoeurope for agreeing with me.

And of course thanks to the others for weighing in with your opinion (however flawed it may be)