"Across the country, some owners are doing the unimaginable: replacing their high-end restaurants with ones where diners can spend less." Interesting look at how some of the mid-high price point...
"Across the country, some owners are doing the unimaginable: replacing their high-end restaurants with ones where diners can spend less."
Interesting look at how some of the mid-high price point restaurants are flipping into more moderate, reasonably-priced models.
You'd know when you get the 4-5 amazing courses followed by the surprise bill at the end. I planned on taking the wife this year once I get an expected bonus payout that I've been waiting for,...
You'd know when you get the 4-5 amazing courses followed by the surprise bill at the end. I planned on taking the wife this year once I get an expected bonus payout that I've been waiting for, though I'm trying to keep things somewhat reasonable.
Haha yeah thats never happened to me. The fanciest place Ive ever been to was one of those Brazilian steak places that charges a flat amount per person. The “cheaper menu” that this article...
Haha yeah thats never happened to me. The fanciest place Ive ever been to was one of those Brazilian steak places that charges a flat amount per person.
The “cheaper menu” that this article describes is my idea of a fancy restaurant. Apparently theres a whole class of fine dining out there that I was never aware of. Ive never spent more than like 100/person at a restaurant.
And that’s just western-style fine dining. One of my most expensive meals was a $500/person omakase in SF. The vibe is pretty different - generally the staff are pretty nice to you at fancy...
And that’s just western-style fine dining. One of my most expensive meals was a $500/person omakase in SF. The vibe is pretty different - generally the staff are pretty nice to you at fancy restaurants but the point of omakase is to eat while knowing that the chef, who’s 2 feet in front you and sternly staring at you, is absolutely judging the hell out of you. And god forbid you don’t finish something.
Definitely worth it, though. A culinary experience that I still remember vividly to this day.
I found a really expensive sushi place in my city that we’re not sure about cause we might end up spending $150/person and that experience is still nothing like what you described. I don’t think a...
I found a really expensive sushi place in my city that we’re not sure about cause we might end up spending $150/person and that experience is still nothing like what you described.
I don’t think a place like that even exists in my city. I’m closer to Atlanta than I am to New York.
For something like dining that doesn't really scale with the widening wealth gaps, it doesn't surprise me. Increased wealth can buy you a bigger house to buy more objects to store those things in...
For something like dining that doesn't really scale with the widening wealth gaps, it doesn't surprise me. Increased wealth can buy you a bigger house to buy more objects to store those things in so people on the high side of the wealth gap can have a much greater influence on what products are made even when they are the minority, but it isn't going to expand your stomach to eat more or give you more days in the week to visit restaurants more often. It just means they'll spend more on the same trips to restaurants they already would take, but that isn't going to increase the frequency of it.
"Across the country, some owners are doing the unimaginable: replacing their high-end restaurants with ones where diners can spend less."
Interesting look at how some of the mid-high price point restaurants are flipping into more moderate, reasonably-priced models.
I realize now that I don’t think Ive ever been to a high end restaurant.
You'd know when you get the 4-5 amazing courses followed by the surprise bill at the end. I planned on taking the wife this year once I get an expected bonus payout that I've been waiting for, though I'm trying to keep things somewhat reasonable.
Haha yeah thats never happened to me. The fanciest place Ive ever been to was one of those Brazilian steak places that charges a flat amount per person.
The “cheaper menu” that this article describes is my idea of a fancy restaurant. Apparently theres a whole class of fine dining out there that I was never aware of. Ive never spent more than like 100/person at a restaurant.
And that’s just western-style fine dining. One of my most expensive meals was a $500/person omakase in SF. The vibe is pretty different - generally the staff are pretty nice to you at fancy restaurants but the point of omakase is to eat while knowing that the chef, who’s 2 feet in front you and sternly staring at you, is absolutely judging the hell out of you. And god forbid you don’t finish something.
Definitely worth it, though. A culinary experience that I still remember vividly to this day.
I found a really expensive sushi place in my city that we’re not sure about cause we might end up spending $150/person and that experience is still nothing like what you described.
I don’t think a place like that even exists in my city. I’m closer to Atlanta than I am to New York.
For something like dining that doesn't really scale with the widening wealth gaps, it doesn't surprise me. Increased wealth can buy you a bigger house to buy more objects to store those things in so people on the high side of the wealth gap can have a much greater influence on what products are made even when they are the minority, but it isn't going to expand your stomach to eat more or give you more days in the week to visit restaurants more often. It just means they'll spend more on the same trips to restaurants they already would take, but that isn't going to increase the frequency of it.