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We eat fish but look for vegetarian places when we go out, because seafood restaurants where I live are mostly mediocre or not worth the price to me. Is sushi gourmet? It's a rare treat, but I will happily spend a chunk of money on good sushi. Indian and Thai food is cheap compared to most fish joints, and they have plenty of vegetarian choices. I'd love to find a Filipino restaurant too. Not what I'd call gourmet.
My husband's parents recently took us to some well-reviewed restaurant. My husband had the cioppino. It was $45, a ridiculous price to me for a bowl of soup. I relented and had a spoonful of his, and daaaaang it was delicious. I don't know if it was "$45 delicious," but for some people, an evening in a restaurant, with tasty cioppino and drinks from the bar and someone else doing the dishes, is as enjoyable as going to a concert or theater performance.
How can you judge all that as being mediocre? All of those comfort foods and typical dinner fare can be elevated to be "gourmet." There could be brie in those scalloped potatoes, etc.
And there is nothing wrong with good food whether it be simple or complicated.
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I don't get it, either. I don't like feeling like I got ripped off because I paid way too much for a practically empty plate and am still hungry when I leave! Not that I mind paying for good food. I just expect to have some food on my plate when I do!
Aw heck. Now I want meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Rebound from eating super healthy the last few days.
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Aw heck. Now I want meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Rebound from eating super healthy the last few days.
You're welcome.
That's what's on our menu tomorrow, Meatloaf and either mashed potatoes or scalloped. Not sure what I'm going to do for the veggie yet. Tonight the kid and I are having pork chops, corn on the cob, and something else that I haven't decided on yet.
In response to someone posting that eating good food was showing off.
And also years of frustration from traveling to interesting cities with coworkers who only want to eat at chain restaurants. If there isn't a "2 can dine for $20" special they aren't interested in trying it. The few times I have managed to drag a few of them into a restaurant with a higher price point than Applebee's they don't think they get their money's worth.
Once at a Mexican fusion restaurant I had someone tell me that you can get the same thing at Taco Bell, and Taco Bell is better because they put cheese on everything.
Just ordered Chinese take-out myself. I've eaten in 4 star rated by Michelin restaurant where if you got up from the table you came back to a new napkin folded by your plate. My son has been on the front page of the NY times food section with his sushi restaurant, (I call it the bait shop). Some of the best meals I've ever had were in hole in the wall type places. Not sure if it was my hunger level, but had great Mexican food at a place off the beaten path in GA. Got great key lime pie at a little place Hurricane Andrew nearly destroyed. Had 2 lobsters "old Maine style" (which seems to have meant with a bag of potato chips) outside Kennebunkport.
While presentation is important, taste is what really matters to me.
While presentation is important, taste is what really matters to me.
I absolutely agree; but you seem to be indicating that these expensive "presentation" places don't focus on taste. I assure you, not a single one would remain open longer than a month if the food didn't taste superb. No one is paying for presentation, only.
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