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post #16 of 28
8/1/08 at 6:21pm
I am attending a couples baby shower next weekend. The gent is an executive chef and a very high end local resort. We both love foie gras, and he plans to bring a healthy portion for the two of us. I never thought I'd look forward to a baby shower.
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post #17 of 28
8/1/08 at 6:27pm
The Chinese also have some very expensive things--abalone, shark's fin and bird's nest are the notable three.
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post #18 of 28
8/1/08 at 6:35pm
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The Chinese also have some very expensive things--abalone, shark's fin and bird's nest are the notable three.


The blood red nests in particular are outlandishly priced.

Can one even purchase these nests in the U.S.?
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post #19 of 28
8/1/08 at 6:36pm
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The blood red nests in particular are outlandishly priced. Can one even purchase these nests in the U.S.?
Yes, Chinese pharmacies/dry-goods store sell them. Then there are things like ground-up tiger bone, bear paws and rhino horn, which are also ingested.
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post #20 of 28
8/1/08 at 10:04pm
When I was in Rome a couple yrs ago I picked up some incredibly expensive 15yr old balsamic. Excellent stuff.
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post #21 of 28
8/2/08 at 1:34am
How did we over look Fugu?

That is super expensive.
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post #22 of 28
8/2/08 at 1:40am
really good ham runs about 100 bucks a pound
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post #23 of 28
8/2/08 at 3:24am
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Gold leaf sounds idiotic, the whole point seems to be to be able to say "I'm so rich I can eat gold!" It's like Scabal weaving gold into the stripes of their cloth.

If there was a god said gold would be indigestible, and stay on the outside of all other matter in the digestive tract.

"I say Jeeves. Fetch the Rolleicord, and come look at what I have passed. It's covered in gold!"
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post #24 of 28
8/2/08 at 3:44am
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I am attending a couples baby shower next weekend.
What fresh hell is this?
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post #25 of 28
8/2/08 at 1:06pm
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What fresh hell is this?

Just that. Fresh hell.

We became friends as I regularly patronize two of the outlets he oversees as the F&B Director. One is a great bar, does a great happy hour, and the patio overlooks the golf course below as well as has the city spread out before it. The views in the evening are wonderful, the food is good, and the drinks cheap The other is a high end restaurant with a great wine program and spectacular mountain views. I enjoy my "regular" status and always get rounds paid for, a table when they're full, etc. because of our friendship.

Trust me, if his friendship didn't directly affect two of my three favorite things (my belly and my wallet being the two affected), I would not go. I think he is not looking forward to it either, as he told me to bring a good bottle of wine or two for our foie gras.
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post #26 of 28
8/2/08 at 2:06pm
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I could live off of caviar alone.

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I feel the same way about Ghirardelli brownies.

I do not aspire to pimplefaced teenagerhood.

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I feel the same way about tortilla chips.

As could I, provided that there was a sufficient supply of guacamole and salsa. Perhaps cheese as well.

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I feel the same way about a balanced diet.

No glory there.
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post #27 of 28
8/2/08 at 4:13pm
I love guacamole, but the next day is usually not pleasant until it is out of my system. I tend to eat a lot of it at once.
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post #28 of 28
8/3/08 at 1:12am
Yeah, what the hell is the deal with guac?
I went to a party last night, some Estonian couple brought some home made guac. It was amazing, and I am pretty sure avacados do not grow in their homeland.
Point is, I ate nearly all of it, it was like some kind of green crack on a tortilla chip. I could not stop.
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