tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post1758119711837569696..comments2023-10-24T09:06:30.200-04:00Comments on No More Mister Nice Blog: The $250 hamburger: yet another demonstration of why we need an excess wealth tax for the greedy one percentSteve M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11963290427258439242noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-63775988579151121622014-04-14T04:18:51.452-04:002014-04-14T04:18:51.452-04:00That is some kind of abomination. They are trying ...That is some kind of abomination. They are trying to make the new rich people to spend even more money, something like the $45 000 a night penthouse in Four Seasons (Source: <a href="http://new-york.hotelscheap.org/" rel="nofollow">http://new-york.hotelscheap.org/</a>). NYC has never been cheap, restaurants or hotels, but these are just taking it to a whole new level.LilKittiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17195936002001865901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-50548395638043882602014-04-13T18:53:25.508-04:002014-04-13T18:53:25.508-04:00Did you know that Kobe beef had only this year had...Did you know that Kobe beef had only this year had its export restrictions lifted in small quantities to the US? This is very likely a domestic brand of Wagyu beef and is falsely advertised at any rate (adding also the ingredient of Beluga is what drives the price so high)btw Beluga comes from sturgeon found in some of the most polluted waters in Russia...just saying it's gross at any price.Bob Blah Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08070061119352264371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-70592571671271347342014-04-12T16:50:37.136-04:002014-04-12T16:50:37.136-04:007 bucks for sorbet?7 bucks for sorbet?Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803231988989969133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-39777102826745261032014-04-12T11:16:08.562-04:002014-04-12T11:16:08.562-04:00Interesting point, Matthew. While I don't reje...Interesting point, Matthew. While I don't reject it, whaddaya gonna do? Refrain from criticizing any company or any person who does business, because that might increase the brand's awareness? That kind of sunning would promote obnoxious corporate behavior by eliminating all possibility of criticism.<br /><br />Yes, a few curiosity-seekers may check out the hotel (Anyway, it's part of a Canadian chain and not really member of the galaxy of big name deluxe establishments like the Carlyle and the Waldorf.)<br /><br />But my real argument is not with the $250 burger anyway. It's with the people who'd choose to buy it as one comment here said, just to prove that the buyer can, meanwhile opposing food stamps for the poor, or even petty tax increases on the very wealthy, needed to fund the food stamps.<br /><br />Crankily yours,<br />The New York Crank<br />The New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-33695422114761731312014-04-12T09:25:56.361-04:002014-04-12T09:25:56.361-04:00Actually, anyone who watches Bar Rescue knows that...Actually, anyone who watches Bar Rescue knows that the real reason you put obscenely overpriced crap on the menu is to make your moderately overpriced crap look less overpriced by comparison and therefore more likely to be ordered were the moderately overpriced crap the most overpriced crap on the menu.<br /><br />Also, too, buzz. The Court Hotel just got free word of mouth through a fairly popular, left wing blog. Readers of this blog might be way too hip to actually order this expensive insult to good progressive values, but they'll order something else from the menu that will make the restaurant plenty of money. <br /><br /> Matthew Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860411715408840412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-81191471900266759622014-04-11T19:05:27.336-04:002014-04-11T19:05:27.336-04:00The vulgarity of it is what really distinguishes i...The vulgarity of it is what really distinguishes it (yeah, it really does sound revolting--just a bunch of expensive shit thrown together in a way that probably negates the aesthetic value of any of them); the price in itself isn't out of line for a lot of high-end restaurants. But paying $250 for a genuinely fabulous meal perfectly prepared by expert chefs from the highest-quality ingredients is one thing; what makes this really offensive is that th <i>only</i> reason to buy it is to show that you can.Tom Hiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575511424823512042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-67814079538316400902014-04-11T16:47:17.803-04:002014-04-11T16:47:17.803-04:00Aunt Snow,
I agree, completely!
It's CONSPICU...Aunt Snow,<br />I agree, completely!<br /><br />It's CONSPICUOUS consumption, at its finest!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />What say's "I have money to burn!", better than a $250 hamburger, or a $100 cocktail?Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-36059823768430891292014-04-11T16:32:25.297-04:002014-04-11T16:32:25.297-04:00Do you think anyone actually orders it? It sounds ...Do you think anyone actually orders it? It sounds revolting. <br /><br />I've tasted caviar, truffles and fois gras myself, and I can't imagine them mixed together, let along served on a hamburger. Gross.Glennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03681336164718681936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3856837.post-30951392010483404872014-04-11T16:14:23.935-04:002014-04-11T16:14:23.935-04:00"Sire, the poor people are revolting!"
&..."Sire, the poor people are revolting!"<br />'Yes, they are.'<br /><br />"But all they want, is some food and shelter!"<br />'Let the poor eat White Castle burgers. But only one.' Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609452382111686086noreply@blogger.com