Was part of a team that was sent to Boston for a project. While we were there, the company announced they were changing the meal expense policy from reimbursement for submitted bills to a fixed stipend.
But that policy change was a couple of days away, so the whole team went to this fancy expensive restaurant for dinner, and we ordered expensive food and wines as one last hurrah.
I don’t even remember where or what I ate or drank.
I just remember it was a good time.
I was at a restaurant in Hawaii, on the menu was surf and turf… Wagyu and lobster from ‘the least inhabited Island on the planet’.
I wasn’t paying so I got it. It was spectacular. I had Wagyu again at a Gorden Ramsey restaurant in Vegas and it wasn’t as good. Wagyu steak isn’t a great way to consume it imo.
Lāna
i? I mean it should be Niihau, but doubt they have that kind if restaurant there
As others have noted proper good quality fresh truffle is really worth it (unlike all the “it’s no nicer than regular food but we’ve served it on a statue, covered it in gold leaf and sprinkled salt onto it off the top of a bald man’s head” fancy food you can spend a fortune on.) Freshly shaved truffle is like if Willy Wonka decided to turn his hand to making the perfect savoury food experience. It smells like the most satisfying food ever and then the instant your teeth slightly penetrate the surface of the shaving it somehow seems to instantly fill every space in your head with that scent at double the intensity and your whole mouth is awash with a uniquly rich and warm flavour.
I love single origin chocolate and was once gifted a bar of Amedei Porcelana (sometimes called “the most expensive chocolate in the world.”) It was, unsurprisingly, a perfectly executed bar of chocolate. Texture, balance of sugar to cocoa etc were all flawless. The flavour was delicate and perfectly balanced. It was like the most refined expression of the exact central archetype of what chocolate should taste like. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who would like to experience the most perfectly chocolatey chocolate. Personally I found that while it was a flawless execution of a straight down the middle chocolate and I am very glad to have had it, I prefer a bit more character and so my favourite bar is still the Grenada Chocolate Co 71% (which slaps you in the face with big juicy tropical fruit flavour and is overall not quite as refined as Amedai Porcelana.) Though I’ve not had the chance to eat either in several years so I suppose it’s possible they may have changed since…
If it costs over 60 euros or so, it’s hard to believe it really is worth it. Maybe one time thing, but above that it really is a law of diminishing returns.
I think it probably makes more sense to relate it to the cost of something else rather than an actual dollar amount (as that will always change over time.) IE. If a meal out costs more than three visits or McDonald’s or whatever it may be. FWIW, the Amendei Porcelana bars are about £12 and the Grenada co about half that.
Mitefosin tablets I got for Leishmaniosis, two packages for a bit over 5000 Eur for both . Thank god for health insurance.
Cutaneous Leishmaniosis at two places, one being.my face over the upper lip. I was happy.I got treatment instead of bad scars.
A ‘wagyu’ New York Strip for $120.
It was okay but really not worth it. I’ve made better steaks on my grill at home with $10 worth of Select Grade NY Strip.
Does printer ink count?
I paid for WinRAR once. If by “expensive” they mean ratio of price:value I consider that the most expensive thing I’ve bought.
Go throw up
This is such a difficult question for me. Living in LA I’d say 99% of the best meals I’ve had were at cheap, unassuming restaurants located within their culture’s enclave in the city, though a few high-priced places do come to mind.
250 per plate meal at Hell’s Kitchen in Vegas.
The beef wellington is exactly as good as it looked on TV. The scallops were even better.
Beef Wellington is a Sunday roast from Toby’s Carvery at a manky motorway services outside of Bolton
You paid 250 quid for it?!?
Yup. Would totally do it again too!
Alsoz belated hi5 for the sheer amount or British you squished into your reply. Bravo. Shakespeare would be proud. 😉
Also, teeeechnically, i paid 250 for half of the roast. 😉
Still worth it.
My scallops were a bit tough when I was there but it was a spectacular meal.
The figgy pudding was waaaaay too much. A very American sized serving. Could have done with with a few spoons of each pudding and icecream and been perfect. Instead i forced it all in and hated myself later.
I got double beans and double rice in my burrito once. Farted like crazy. Not worth it.
Google tried to buy me a $50 burger. I passed in favor of a $25 salad. Still felt stupid just slightly less so.
I’ve been to several Michelin places, usually around $300 - $400 per person without wine. Definitely worth it for the quality, creativity, and experience.
I’ve already had A5 Kobe at around $60 an ounce, and caviar around $250 an ounce. Both worth it for an occasional splurge.
I also had a glass of a 1967 Bordeaux (don’t remember which one) that I didn’t pay for and it was good, but nothing better than some $50 bottles I’ve had before. Granted I’m not a wine expert or anything so maybe it’s quality was lost on me.
Tbh I dont usually spend that much on food i.e meal or just the entre. About the most expensive thing Ive had was a 100+ dollar meal i.e crab, lobster, some sickeningly sweet mango cocktail etc. And I also found out that I am not really a fan of the way the roasted brussel sprouts were prepared. (They drizzled a sweet sauce on them that wasnt just due to carmelization and I cannot stand the resulting flavor profile) Overall the meal was good but not worth the cost at all.
Ive spent 50-60 bucks on the ingredients for a meal Ive prepared at home that I enjoyed more than that.
At some point Id like to try real wagyu beef but I am pretty sure the level of fat will not be to my liking as I normally pick fairly lean cuts but a large part of that is because most fatty beef doesnt really have great marbling throughout the cut. Its mostly separate and just gags me with the texture of it.
try real wagyu beef
for what it’s worth, you can get bad wagyu beef - it literally just means a particular breed of beef, but nothing about the quality of the meat. What you’re probably thinking of is A5 graded wagyu beef. And you definitely should try it!
At some point Id like to try real wagyu beef
Had it and found out it’s not my thing is very tender, almost ‘slice with a knife’ like. However I prefer my steak to have a modicum of chewyness. Don’t like the filet mignon either, I prefer an entrecôte.
Lobster probably. Ocean cockroaches have the perfect texture to put flavored butter in your mouth. Particularly love lobster rolls with some nice herbs. Crazy how we like ocean roaches so much we’ve made them expensive.
When I lived in coastal New England in the early 2000s, a lobster roll was a hot dog bun with some random lobster chunks and a little bit of mayo, and you could get it at Stop & Shop for five bucks if the lobster catch was doing well.
I live in the Bay Area now and if you see an item called “lobster roll” here it’s probably $25 and it’s on brioche or something, and it’s not even good.
If you live in lobster town, eat lobster rolls. If you live in taco town, eat tacos.
I believe all my comparisons to coach roaches should have gave away how often I pay for lobster.
In the summers in New England you used to be able to get live lobster for 6 bucks/lb. Not sure what it’s up to these days but I’ll never order it in a restaurant. It’s one of those things that you and a professional chef can get the exact same result by boiling it for a few mins. Plus at home you can get completely messy and hose yourself of immediately afterwards.
And they used to be prison food! Isn’t that crazy?
How was the Louis? I’ll never be able to afford even a pour of it so I’d like to live vicariously through you lol
Not worth the price, even in the special cut leaded crystal sipping cups. It was the best cognac I’ve ever had, but not nearly the best brandy, and I don’t even like brandy that much.
Now the wagyu, that was absolutely worth the price. 48z for $190, so about $4/z, pre-cook weight. I had about $15 worth, one mouthful, and I would have been willing to pay for what I got if it wasn’t free.
But the Louis XIII at least satisfied my life goal to eat something aged longer than I am old.
Eating cognac? Sounds like it might have curdled.
nominally, whenever i order pizza, it becomes the new most expensive thing i’ve eaten, for some mysterious reason that starts with an i and ends with nlfation
Ah yes, I too hate inlfation.
But neither of you seem to have an issue with inhalation. ;)
imitation? initiation. intimidation? intimation
Definitely inhalation.
This guy had two chances to spell one word and still biffed it. RIP
