Kate wrote on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:14:35 -0400:

??>> Then the people who are giving out huge unwanted portions
??>> should be prosecuted!

KC> It doesn't cost them much to give bigger portions.
KC> So for a tiny bit more money I get twice the food


I've never looked into restaurant economics. Another aspect is
the price of wine: is twice, thrice or ever more over those in a
liquor store necessary to run the restaurant? There was an
exchange in alt.food.wine recently concerning a visit to "the
best restaurant in the world" ( or clip joint), The French
Laundry in Yountville, CA, where it transpired that even their
wine prices were amazing. The place has general prices that seem
astronomic to me even if I could eat the food without inviting
artery problems! (OK, sour grapes!)


There are other wonderful things about pricing of things like
newspapers. I've been told that advertising fees are such for
major papers that they could just about give the things away:-)
Of course, no-one will admit that!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not