Has Eric Asimov lost his mind?
Okay, let me get this straight - I'm supposed to drop $24 on a pair of appetizers, $36 on a pair of entrees, wash it all down with a $30 bottle of wine (oops! There are no $30 bottles of wine - better make that $40), plus tax (8.25%) and tip (20% - wait, service is "friendly but barely trained" - better make that 15%), and the grand total comes to $124.50. Can someone - anyone - explain why this belongs in the $25 And Under column? Anyone? Bueller?
Bill Bock
May 01, 2002 09:31AM
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Eric Asimov is cool with most of the gin joints and hole in the wall places and so for once in awhile
it is nice to be ImpRactical and over spend on a meal.
I get tired of my $3.75 meals/rice plates or beans sometimes, not alot but hey....
have you ever ordered a $ 125.00 appetizer of mushrooms in a french rest in your life? , its ballsy and feels great! and such a ego trip! Just to start the meal off. Lunch at Chanterelle is very civilized every so often too.
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I think the point is that the under $25.00 column is just that- for those who want an inexpensive meal- and that is what should be written about in that column.
as there are many places that offer food worth eating for under $25.00
If spending a lot of money feeds your ego, YIKES! I don't feel better about myself because I can spend exhorbitant amountof money on a meal- I recently dined at La Grenouille and felt fantastic about the meal and happy that I saved the money to go in memory of my Dad's birthday, but my ego?? C'mon! If I could cook a meal as good as that- I would feel even better!
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All the entrees were less than $25, weren't they??????????????
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my point exactly let's get back to chow chat - (SMILE)
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Appetizers are $7-12; entrees are $12-22; only dessert price mentioned was $7. $7 + $12 + $7 = $24. Tada! The $25 limit was never intended to include wine or beer, tax, and tip. Asimov certainly doesn't adhere to the strict $25 limit as he used to, but consider that the column is over 10 years old and the name has not changed since its inception; perhaps it should be changed.
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$7 + $12 + $7 = $26 not $24. But I get your point.
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The column is not called "Three course dinner for two including wine, tax and tip for $25." The idea is just to narrow the range a little bit, so that not all the reviews go to extremely expensive places, or restaurants with well-known chefs. That particular article might have been on the higher side of his spectrum, but Asimov does a pretty good job of finding places that won't break the bank. Let that one go, and see what he comes up with next week.
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