No, I enjoyed it and it's the most fun in a long time.
I have tasted tomato sorbet
lavender, and rosemary ice cream so not so far fetched.
Now Degas, go home and paint.
I love that line because when Picasso tried his hand at writing poetry, he brought them to Gertrude Stein to read.
As he waited nervously in her garden, she finally appeared and he waited for her opinion. She put her hands on his shoulder and said;
"Picasso, go home and paint."

Cigalechanta

Thanks - was beginning to wonder if I had made it TOO believable. I wouldn't spend $9000 on a meal even if I won the lottery!

I have heard of lavender ice cream so my spicy dessert might not be too far off.

I won't quit my day job and I wish I could paint!

Well thank goodness that's cleared up. I guess a spoof detector would be in order. I shall turn it on the next time Degas posts, just in case he's having his way with us once again. It certainly sounded real to me, and I wasn't the only one. I asked several others to read it, and almost to a person that said real mccoy. Well done, Degas.

Don't worry, Degas....some of us got it. Keep up the good work. Man and woman do not live by french bread and wine alone: there must be laughter as well. :)

Degas -

Well done - I damn near fell out of my chair - you made my day!

Very, very well done. The beverage I was consuming exited through my nose!!!

Dear Degas,
You are un monsieur et un conteur merveilleux !
Merci~ kiss kiss (twice for Paris)
Scarlett

Europe posting's at a new level. Let the celebration begin.

come back degas, we've needed some humor on these soggy, humid days, thanks for the laugh!

Hi all,

I wondered if I could match Degas's 9000E dinner if I were able to get a table for 2 at Plaza Athenee (Alain Ducasse).

A reasonable price there is about 250E pp without wine.

I would then order a bottle of Krug 88 Champagne to start, a 99 DRC Montrachet for the lighter courses, a Romanee Conti for the meats, and a Chateau d'Yquem with dessert.

Recent **auction prices ** for these wines (750 ml bottle) were $1300, 1200, 1550, 3000, respectively.

The restaurant does mark up the prices, so that dinner for two at 9000E is not that fantastic.

Yes! Some of us got it. (For me I got the inkling with Pierre Hermé, and started feeling sure with the over-the-top gooey talk of " a thousand church bells seemed to mourn our tearful departure.." Oy.

Looking forward to another report. What's next on the agender?

Yes, Austin, good question! Where to next, Degas??

Oh, and, did you have any "Bif Beeorginyonne"????

Ira, I'm sure the vintage data was merely an oversight. Oh, BTW, Marvin R. Shanken is paging you about attribution.

ttt

Thanks for the laugh, Degas. You had me at the beginning. I was thinking, "Who is this pompous ass with the purple prose?" But as you got more and more over the top I started laughing out loud. Loved your five real leather suitcases -- that's how I want to travel.

SmilesTravel wrote
>Ira, I'm sure the vintage data was merely an oversight. Oh, BTW, Marvin R. Shanken is paging you about attribution.<

A tip of the hat for your industry.

As far as attribution, it was a small portion of the total work, solely for educational purposes and with no intent to make a profit. Thus, it falls within the "fair use" guidelines.

The fact that it was not in quotes and had no citation is the fault of my research assistant, who has been properly scourged. (Besides, everyone else does it.)

Degas, I'm in a real hurry here and I didn't have time to peruse the other responses, so I hope I'm not repeating questions, but PLEASE let me know what clothes your wife took. I would really like to impress the cab drivers with European-style clothing and I'm leaving in two days! Help!

RE: LVsue

Funny you should ask as I was just playing "dress up" in her closet.

Here's what she was wearing: simple black shoes, dark black stockings, black as night garters, frilly really dark black silk underwear, blackest black skin-tight pants, black push-up bra, blackish black blouse, and a jet-black sharf.

Thanks a million! This is just the kind of info I was looking for. I was so off-base thinking that the black push-up bra looked more chic under a sheer white see-through blouse, and I guess I should probably leave the five-inch FM stiletto heels at home. You've saved my life!