Text 7064, 49 rader
Skriven 2013-11-24 21:41:24 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 7006 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: grit 496
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Hi Michael,

 ML> A bit behind my current or even historical budget, and I'm
 ML> glad that little adventure was of short duration, enjoyable
 ML> though it was.
 RH> As long as you enjoyed the meal, it was worth the price.

 ML> There are degrees of worth. Starting with a meal that's bad
 ML> enough that you feel you have to grit your teeth and proceed
 ML> just to get the nourishment - crummy deal at any price; then
 ML> there are gradations of enjoyment and value, and the whole
 ML> thing is finding the best price to performance ratio. Zurich
 ML> in general did not offer a good price to performance ratio.
 ML> Montreal is much better, though there are restaurants and
 ML> facilities with jaw-dropping prices. Schwartz's smoked meat
 ML> sandwich costs about $6.50 and will pretty close to feed two;
 ML> at the Main Deli across the street, the prices are 30-40c
 ML> lower. Both offer good value, but there's a restaurant in
 ML> the old quarter that advertises a pig's foot with foie gras
 ML> for $40. Having been slightly bruised in Switzerland, I have
 ML> lost any hope for sampling this dish.

Sometimes the meal itself can be overlooked if the company is good.
OTOH, there are times even the best of company can't redeeem a really
bad meal.


 ML> the triple washed spinach in a bag.
 RH> I'm half skeptical of claims like that. Most of the time I'll give it
 RH> a quick rinse, just on GP.
 ML> Half? Heh.
 RH> Give or take, depending on how much time I have, etc for prep work.

 ML> I had some liverwurst last night that had grit in it; last I
 ML> checked, the anatomy of the pig does not explain this. But
 ML> what can one expect for $3 something a pound?

IOW, it was the wurst of the liver?  (GD&R)

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Ruth
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