tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post5593060167656998047..comments2024-03-28T09:46:42.923-05:00Comments on Every goddamn day: 03/28/24: Amazement at Alinea begins months before dinner, when you pay the tabNeil Steinberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11468057838260476480noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-72925141156346437002018-06-06T22:48:40.161-05:002018-06-06T22:48:40.161-05:00Better to spend an outrageous sum for an excellent...Better to spend an outrageous sum for an excellent meal in a comfortable setting than to get into Disney for free, fight the crowds, sweat buckets, then barely make it back to the hotel before collapsing. Of course, meatloaf at Kilcoynes on a monday is the best option among the three.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613528527379198505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-76494333382338599642018-06-06T11:24:25.952-05:002018-06-06T11:24:25.952-05:00Cliff hangers!!! Damnit! Leave me howling in my c...Cliff hangers!!! Damnit! Leave me howling in my chair, but finally old enough not to throw thingsOkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16913239350490190226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-86266370465723890982018-06-06T10:28:55.694-05:002018-06-06T10:28:55.694-05:00Ever get the feeling that your boys will be tremen...Ever get the feeling that your boys will be tremendously successful? Tony Galatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11944671504245191140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-70733052284585911482018-06-06T09:01:50.068-05:002018-06-06T09:01:50.068-05:00In general, my attitude is that if I want pretty f...In general, my attitude is that if I want pretty food, I'll buy a painting, but I have to say that my experiences with pricey restaurants (funded by my daughter when she was getting those insane Wall Street bonuses) has been positive. Charlie Trotter's portions were minuscule, but tasty and to my great surprise filling. I was satisfied as was my wife, who sought out the great chef to compliment him, which he accepted with what I perceived to be a wry smirk. Waiting with bated breath to hear Neil's description of the $1700 dinner.<br /><br />johntatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088632798195131329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-36674857563763470742018-06-06T08:51:26.881-05:002018-06-06T08:51:26.881-05:00I doubt I would make that choice, but I'm sure...I doubt I would make that choice, but I'm sure we've all spent that much, if not all at once, on things that we would kick ourselves for now. And hopefully it was an experience you'll look back on fondly (reverently?) for the rest of your life! Congrats on the lads' grads, BTW. Coeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06130250489695215525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-87940774190947997542018-06-06T07:41:27.868-05:002018-06-06T07:41:27.868-05:00paid about that same amount for the graduation din...paid about that same amount for the graduation dinner party when my youngest and oldest graduated the same year. but 22 people ate at Italian village. same place my folks took me when I graduated, high school. FMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829632906445535928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3972382144120426476.post-63030678978854123122018-06-06T07:40:35.912-05:002018-06-06T07:40:35.912-05:00You folks have lost your ever-lovin' minds!!!You folks have lost your ever-lovin' minds!!!Steph Stitzellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807896332225707993noreply@blogger.com