Once again I was confused. I know its not the last time. Here comes some affluent targeted article about the best places to drop money that is burning a hole in your pocket. It would appear that it has very little to do with the food and everything to do with being seen hanging for an hour at these places amidst others that have more money than you to dispense.
Of the most recent survey (choking on water as I type) of 50 best in the USA there is one random place from San Francisco, ranked in the mid 20s run by an erstwhile South Indian who worked his way through the Taj kitchens to be head chef here. The cuisine it appears is some kind of Indian and French fusion. Now granted there is a lot of science and art coming together to make some of these amazing dishes but the BEST moniker seems to be misplaced somewhere.
The big deal in this business is a Michelin rating. His place has two for 2016. I mean to me that is also somewhat mystifying - a 100 year old tire company from France has a side gig rating food establishments. Perhaps they should focus on rest stops? Avoid the burgers on I-5 near Bakersfield while you wait for the tires to be checked out. Not yam about places that have food presentations that might look like something you would put on a pedestal and charge a fee for public viewing or a stone building in NYC that houses the winning location Per Se. I mean the place is actually called Per Se.
I have not the audacity to dine at any place that wants more than $30 per person no matter the type of nutrition being offered compounded with recommendation on the attire I must wear. See, to me that tips the scale. Why don't food establishments focus on their food and service and let the customers decide their wardrobe choices? All they need to worry is if the guest can pay for service rendered.
But vanity is part and parcel of our lifestyle and getting vainer by the day. So such accolades and the prices that go with it I suppose are here to stay.
Feel like going up to NY just for spite - dine at this fancy place and when it came time to pay - conjure a deadpan look and go - I forgot the PURSE EH!
Of the most recent survey (choking on water as I type) of 50 best in the USA there is one random place from San Francisco, ranked in the mid 20s run by an erstwhile South Indian who worked his way through the Taj kitchens to be head chef here. The cuisine it appears is some kind of Indian and French fusion. Now granted there is a lot of science and art coming together to make some of these amazing dishes but the BEST moniker seems to be misplaced somewhere.
The big deal in this business is a Michelin rating. His place has two for 2016. I mean to me that is also somewhat mystifying - a 100 year old tire company from France has a side gig rating food establishments. Perhaps they should focus on rest stops? Avoid the burgers on I-5 near Bakersfield while you wait for the tires to be checked out. Not yam about places that have food presentations that might look like something you would put on a pedestal and charge a fee for public viewing or a stone building in NYC that houses the winning location Per Se. I mean the place is actually called Per Se.
I have not the audacity to dine at any place that wants more than $30 per person no matter the type of nutrition being offered compounded with recommendation on the attire I must wear. See, to me that tips the scale. Why don't food establishments focus on their food and service and let the customers decide their wardrobe choices? All they need to worry is if the guest can pay for service rendered.
But vanity is part and parcel of our lifestyle and getting vainer by the day. So such accolades and the prices that go with it I suppose are here to stay.
Feel like going up to NY just for spite - dine at this fancy place and when it came time to pay - conjure a deadpan look and go - I forgot the PURSE EH!
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