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Fancy Food

springyzone — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:35:26 GMT

I saw this report online, it was a summary of one woman's upmarket meal.

Admittedly, it was probably a once in a lifetime experience with a top chef and champagne, but it cost $799 for 2. It consisted of 5 small courses. The dessert looked fancy but the other 4 courses all looked a bit light on to me.

I realise gourmet courses are not usually large but all the same, for $400 I would not be happy to go home hungry. The woman didn't like one small serve she had (fish). Said it was mushy and did not smell good so she left it. I'd be forcing it down at that price!

But I just thought I'd throw the first course out here for discussion.

What do you think of this? The woman was waxing lyrical about the plating but I think it is dreadful.

The edible bits are those 2 small yellowish pieces, artichoke.

All the rest is just decoration, inedible.

I have a problem with that, I don't think it should be on the plate if it is not edible. Or certainly not as the main ingredient on the plate!

Michelin chef or not, the plating is a fail from me. Mind you, I can't say I do fine dining at this level. Went to a couple of high teas recently, that's about as good as it gets for me.

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:43:29 GMT

I would not be impressed either, springy, although I do like artichokes. 🙂

Aesthetically, nope, I don't think it looks great at all. It looks like a dish for a goat. 😂

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countessalmirena — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:41:23 GMT

I’d present an Easter egg in that way — not a starter dish. I am not impressed.

I also think that $400 is too much money to pay for such food.

One might — as a special experience, rare-in-a-lifetime — pay a significant amount for a fine dining experience. But it would have to be truly amazing food, and one would have to be completely satisfied (palate-wise, gastronomically, and satiation-wise). Of course, for people whose wealth can easily bear such an expenditure, it’s their business about what they buy… but I’d be embarrassed to spend money on pretentious food presentation, as opposed to genuinely beautiful or exciting food presentation.

I‘d also be embarrassed in such a case if I weren’t doing something significant about world hunger.

For a Heston Blumenthal meal (like that wonderful mediæval dinner party, or the Mad Hatter’s one), all right … I could see myself eating beans on toast for two or three weeks to offset the dinner cost. For a messy “chucked some weeds and hay on a plate and then put some squiggly little artichoke thingies on top” dish…. no.

It doesn’t please my eye. There are an awful lot of would-be masters of food presentation and not every new idea is good.

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tasfleur — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 03:25:29 GMT

"It looks like a dish for a goat!"

What an excellent description!

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domino-710 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 03:54:43 GMT

I'm not sure the goat would agree. lol

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tasfleur — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:26:37 GMT

But then again, goats would eat anything ... 😃

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:27:30 GMT

What is it supposed to represent? A bonfire or something? Or is it just "abstract art"?

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 04:34:38 GMT

@tasfleur wrote:
But then again, goats would eat anything ... 😃

True! https://zooatlanta.org/what-goats-really-eat/#:~:text=Goats%20get%20their%20reputation%20for,and%20sometimes%20even%20tree%20bark!

And now the dish has a name inspired by the article above... ROUGHAGE! Roughage with fried artichoke hearts... 🤣

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janeababe — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 06:09:19 GMT

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joztamps — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:12:40 GMT

They should have rung Babette

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domino-710 — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:13:06 GMT

We can only hope - they were Australian grown. lol

How much to ' fry ' an artichoke.

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sandypebbles — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 08:00:06 GMT

I was wondering why someone mowed the lawn and then put two pats of butter on it

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bryzen — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 09:30:57 GMT

Resembles everyones lawn(lorn)

Spring-Sprout,

Summer-Healing.

Sow what you reap.

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:28:43 GMT

That thingie on the left looks like a caterpillar, particularly considering its surroundings. A realistic work of genius...

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:57:24 GMT

I would be curious to know what the MasterChef judges think of this presentation... 🤣

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springyzone — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 21:58:20 GMT

@papermoon.lady wrote:
I would be curious to know what the MasterChef judges think of this presentation... 🤣

Or the MKR judges.

I love those shows and normally I have heard them say that as a general rule, if it is on the plate, it should be edible.

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springyzone — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:14:36 GMT

I was relieved actually to see it wasn't just me and that others here weren't impressed by the plating.😁

Especially countess as I know she is a bit of a gourmet cook.

I have never had the experience of dining out for a $400 meal. I like artichokes, in fact I made an artichoke, spinach & cheese pie earlier this week and the artichoke course at the expensive restaurant looks interesting and probably tasty, except for that grass offering.

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papermoon.lady — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:31:28 GMT

Well, I am not a gourmet (as a matter of fact, I have never been really interested in food), and that dish certainly does not inspire me to become one. 😂 To be honest, is it even hygienic to put the artichoke hearts on that "stuff"?

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springyzone — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 00:05:11 GMT

I don't know, papermoon. Some people have allergies. I'm sure it had probably been washed but it's a mean trick to put it on a plate and expect patrons to just 'know' it is not meant to be eaten.

I mean, I would leave it as it doesn't look edible, but they should never put customers in that position.

I don't think it even looks attractive. The other 4 courses looked better (though quite small) I must admit.

I could have eaten all 5 and not been overly full.

I get a better feed at Wheelers Hill pub with the seniors meal, to be honest.

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imastawka — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:15:43 GMT

Not Aussie dollars - but the conversion might be more,

It was in Toronto.

And for all that money.....not a tablecloth in sight.

More money than sense IMO

I Ate a Meal From 3 Michelin Star Chefs and Spent $800, Worth It (insider.com)