> wrote in message
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> Okay, I've watched pretty every episode and almost every interview
> he's given. I can base his currently popularity off 3 things:
>
>
> 1. He's Charismatic.
>
> 2. He says things we all want to say, but never have the guts to.
>
> 3. He can, in fact, cook.
>
>
>
> Now, I like to think of myself as a somewhat refined human being. I'll
> take on roast quail or a chocolate souffle with the best of them.
> However, there is no way in everything that is holy that I can justify
> spending over $2,000 for a SINGLE MEAL. Is the food THAT much better
> that it worth the equivalent of 20 other meals at a "normal" fine
> dining restaurant?
>
> I understand he's a good chef, but that's all he does... cook it. It's
> not like he creates the perfect ingredients by divine will or
> anything.
>
>
> Someone please explain that to me.
>
>
> And while you're at it, if any of you do spend that kind of money on a
> meal, do me a favour, put it to better use. Give to the World Food
> Fund:
>
> http://worldfoodfund.blogspot.com/
>


Rich people are the weirdest people you will ever meet when it comes to
money. Anything non-conspicuous they will be so miserly it will make your
head spin. They will reuse postage stamps, steal newspapers from somebody's
yard, tip badly, steal pens - you name it. But when it comes to being seen,
the cost is no object. NYC is home to a great many restaurants that cater
just to them. And they make a lot of money doing so. I have heard oif
1000.00 pizzas, 1000.00 ice cream sundaes, 30,000.00 bottles of wine and so
on. All have their takers, too.

Paul