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I would not even be opposed to dining at a restaurant that serves art for food. I'll be happy to try 4-6 tiny courses prepared by a chef who puts his heart and soul into it, but I know what a piece of salmon costs and I know what two lettuce leaves cost, so don't expect me to pay for all your swishy decor, or your house n Tuscany.
I went to Chef and the Farmer in NC lately, and the chef uses local farm to table food and is super creative with the menu. It was fairly priced and beautifully presented.
Yeah, but if that salmon has been sous vide and melts in your mouth like nothing you have ever tasted.
You know darn well no one is charging you $100 a plate for a piece of Costco salmon and a lettuce leaf?
Good food is good food, sometimes it is worth the cost, sometimes not. Just went to a new Four Season's restaurant............. good, but not worth the cost.
Like you, we went to a local farm that also opened a small restaurant, one daily special and 5 things on the menu. OMG, it was awesome.
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I would not even be opposed to dining at a restaurant that serves art for food. I'll be happy to try 4-6 tiny courses prepared by a chef who puts his heart and soul into it, but I know what a piece of salmon costs and I know what two lettuce leaves cost, so don't expect me to pay for all your swishy decor, or your house n Tuscany.
I went to Chef and the Farmer in NC lately, and the chef uses local farm to table food and is super creative with the menu. It was fairly priced and beautifully presented.
For the simple joy and pleasure and for the right price, it is a fun experience, but overall I don't want to pay $50 or more $$ for a simple meal that is artsy. Again, like anything once in awhile maybe.
Yes....I'm tired of huge platefuls of mediocre food covered with cheese to make it "all better". I would love 4 small courses of delicious food that are a delight to eat...and at least nice to look at.
Now THERE you have point. Everywhere you go the food is all covered with cheese. I can't afford to go to a gourmet place but I'd love to eat somewhere that didn't throw cheese all over everything instead of getting creative and coming up with some flavor. The smaller portions would be wonderful--too many times you are served a huge platter of food instead of a normal plateful. Those gigantic servings take my appetite away as they look kinda sickening.
Now THERE you have point. Everywhere you go the food is all covered with cheese. I can't afford to go to a gourmet place but I'd love to eat somewhere that didn't throw cheese all over everything instead of getting creative and coming up with some flavor. The smaller portions would be wonderful--too many times you are served a huge platter of food instead of a normal plateful. Those gigantic servings take my appetite away as they look kinda sickening.
I can't recall going anywhere recently where my meal was covered in cheese, unless it was my son ordering a pizza or the mac and cheese, or if we went to Denny's for the nachos, and if those are getting ordered there best darn well be cheese on em. As far as the larger portions, I've learned to look at most meals as 2 meals when I go out to eat. Half for now, half for a midnight snack or lunch the next day. In fact I usually order an extra appetizer or, if they have say a salad bar available, that so that I can have the extra meal.
Guess it's the same reason someone would pay extra for shoes and clothing with a logo on it or a BMW or Land Rover when a Honda Accord would suffice. Showing off is a national past time.
Guess it's the same reason someone would pay extra for shoes and clothing with a logo on it or a BMW or Land Rover when a Honda Accord would suffice. Showing off is a national past time.
Pah. I care nothing about labels, and I drive a Kia Forte Koop.
But my food? That's where I get picky.
I too wish most places served smaller portions.
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I can only remember having one fancy meal, a lunch at Le Bernadin that cost $200, and it was worth it.
However I wasn't exactly full after the meal. I don't think places like that are intended to make you satiated like home-cooked food.
One of the restaurants featured on the first season of Chef Talk; I don't remember the name, but it was that farm-to-table restaurant, didn't look appealing in the least. A lot of lettuce and bread (and not actually a lot, small portions) is what I remember seeing being served in the restaurant on that episode. From reading online reviews of the restaurant, more than a few patrons were disgusted at the price of the food for what they actually got. That's a lot of places, actually.
So it can be worth it at the right place. Just not an every day sort of thing obviously.
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