$99,000 for a Valentine's Day Dinner

[Anti-Party]

As far as expensive meals goes this Valentine's Day offering from chef Adam Simmonds is one that certainly comes out near the high end of the pricing scale.

Simmonds has teamed up with Great British Chefs to offer one lucky couple a personal cooked meal at their home made up of some of the world's rarest delicacies and most sought after aphrodisiacs.

Costing $99,000, the meal opens with Native Oysters and Almas White Caviar served alongside a bottle of of rare 1959 Salon Blanc de Blancs (costing around $5,800). This is followed by seven other courses that manage to pack in some of the finest ingredients on the planet. Foie gras, Wagyu beef, a truffle salad with truffle honey and a saffron risotto topped with gold leaf which will be paired with a bottle of 1990 La Romanee-Conti, Domain de la Romanee-Conti.at a price of around (around $27,000).

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[Anti-Party]

The OP was the News. And here is my opinion.

I don't really care. I don't attack success and no one does. Some idiots only think they do.

THAT being said I'm not superficial at all. I want money to have the things I want, not to buy things that place me on a ladder of judgement society has created called Superficiality. I would never buy something (anymore) ONLY to set me apart from others. Gold and diamonds are the mountain peak of superficiality. They are ONLY worth a lot because they are rare. They really serve no function other than superficiality.

This dinner makes me wonder what I would do if I was rich. Would I spend it to eat one of the most epic meals in the world creating a lifetime memory. I only think NO because I don't have that kind of money to spend on one meal. To most people that is 2 new cars. To some people, that is a home. To many people that is paying off a home. So no, I probably would never do it. It's simply not in my value system.

I don't judge the people for buying this dinner as long as they pay their workers that helped them get that money enough to buy a moderate/expensive dinner. Sadly, that is not the case in America today.

 

[Sun Devil]

The OP was the News. And here is my opinion.

I don't really care. I don't attack success and no one does. Some idiots only think they do.

THAT being said I'm not superficial at all. I want money to have the things I want, not to buy things that place me on a ladder of judgement society has created called Superficiality. I would never buy something (anymore) ONLY to set me apart from others. Gold and diamonds are the mountain peak of superficiality. They are ONLY worth a lot because they are rare. They really serve no function other than superficiality.

This dinner makes me wonder what I would do if I was rich. Would I spend it to eat one of the most epic meals in the world creating a lifetime memory. I only think NO because I don't have that kind of money to spend on one meal. To most people that is 2 new cars. To some people, that is a home. To many people that is paying off a home. So no, I probably would never do it. It's simply not in my value system.

I don't judge the people for buying this dinner as long as they pay their workers that helped them get that money enough to buy a moderate/expensive dinner. Sadly, that is not the case in America today.

So when you say "as long as they pay their workers....."

How much do you think the workers should be paid? That is the question. As a healthcare worker I often see people who society would say are at the bottom of totem pole, should be paid a "modest wage" depending on health/physical risks. I think thanks to capitalism, most successful corporations or businesspeople seldom pay workers what their actually worth, but instead what the company pays what they think they're worth.

 

[Cancel 2020.1]

That's a bit extravagant, but if you have the money, what the heck.

I was much more put off by that idiot venture capitalist's comments that rich people should get more votes, and that you should only be allowed to vote if you pay taxes. What a buffoon.

 

[Anti-Party]

So when you say "as long as they pay their workers....."

How much do you think the workers should be paid? That is the question. As a healthcare worker I often see people who society would say are at the bottom of totem pole, should be paid a "modest wage" depending on health/physical risks. I think thanks to capitalism, most successful corporations or businesspeople seldom pay workers what their actually worth, but instead what the company pays what they think they're worth.

Like all bias media I will correct you on my sentence, "I don't judge the people for buying this dinner as long as they pay their workers that helped them get that money enough to buy a moderate/expensive dinner." You should use the full sentence, not what works for YOU.


"How much do you think the workers should be paid? That is the question." This is another bias question that hurts both sides if answered. When the Left raises minimum wage the Corporate leaders raise the costs to pay their lifestyle. When the Fed raises the minimum wage Big Corporation leaders raise what they need to exist "part of which lead the statistic 95% of new income went to the top 1% since 1994." It's a statistic, but It all depends on how you break it down.

THE CLEAR answer is EVERY BUSINESS should be allowed a Union. And NO BUSINESS should be forced into a union (I'm not saying businesss can't be forced to have a union, I'm stating that we shouldn't force employee's to be in a union if they don't want to be in one.

This is basic knowledge that everyone knew years ago. Today, it's turned into BIAS.

I do not believe in raising the minimum wage because Corporate Giants use wage manipulation to increase profits for the CEO and OWNER. An all over Wage increase will hurt small jobs in small towns. Separating small jobs from Corporate Monopolies is something all parties should have to do.

 

[Anti-Party]

Wal-Mart and McDonalds and many other big business DO NOT ALLOW Unions. When someone tries to start a union they fire them for a DIFFERENT reason.

This isn't rocket science. It's VERY basic and everyone can see these facts

 

[Teflon Don]

So when you say "as long as they pay their workers....."

How much do you think the workers should be paid? That is the question. As a healthcare worker I often see people who society would say are at the bottom of totem pole, should be paid a "modest wage" depending on health/physical risks. I think thanks to capitalism, most successful corporations or businesspeople seldom pay workers what their actually worth, but instead what the company pays what they think they're worth.

They are paid what the employer thinks they are worth. Which is exactly what they are worth.

Think of it like football. Brandon Weedin can throw a football and call plays but is he worth as much as Peyton Manning?

Everything is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. Life is hard. BTW you are healthcare worker in the loosest of fashions.

 

[Teflon Don]

Wal-Mart and McDonalds and many other big business DO NOT ALLOW Unions. When someone tries to start a union they fire them for a DIFFERENT reason.

This isn't rocket science. It's VERY basic and everyone can see these facts

Good. Unions are bad

Walmart has done more for poor people than the gobblememt and unions combined

 

[Anti-Party]

They are paid what the employer thinks they are worth. Which is exactly what they are worth.

Think of it like football. Brandon Weedin can throw a football and call plays but is he worth as much as Peyton Manning?

Everything is only worth as much as someone is willing to pay for it. Life is hard. BTW you are healthcare worker in the loosest of fashions.

Anyone that has ever WORKED knows that is incorrect. Employers are generally not in the system that decides pay. CEO's are paid lots of money to offer BS and no pay increase today. MOST CEO's don't even know about the product, they simply know how to work the employee's to ensure they produce products with little pay.

 

[Anti-Party]

Good. Unions are bad

Walmart has done more for poor people than the gobblememt and unions combined

With your statement I'm proud to know that you are DECADES behind me in knowledge.

Tell me why Unions are bad when they aren't forced on people that don't want to be in unions. ANYONE that has studied unions knows that the major flaw has been forcing unionization from people that don't want to be unionized.

So tell me big brains. Why are "unions bad" small brain?

 

[Rune]

So when you say "as long as they pay their workers....."

How much do you think the workers should be paid? That is the question. As a healthcare worker I often see people who society would say are at the bottom of totem pole, should be paid a "modest wage" depending on health/physical risks. I think thanks to capitalism, most successful corporations or businesspeople seldom pay workers what their actually worth, but instead what the company pays what they think they're worth.

No, the company pays them as little as they possibly can. Worth or value never even enters the equation. To put it in free market terms, workers are paid "what the market will bear".

 

[christiefan915]

That's a bit extravagant, but if you have the money, what the heck.

I was much more put off by that idiot venture capitalist's comments that rich people should get more votes, and that you should only be allowed to vote if you pay taxes. What a buffoon.

One of my friends went to visit her sister in NYC, they went out to dinner at a really pricey restaurant, the bill came to $1000+, and I was appalled.

 

[Airstrip One]

I could never justify spending a fortune on a meal. Even if I were rich, I would rather just donate the excess money to charity.

 

[christiefan915]

I could never justify spending a fortune on a meal. Even if I were rich, I would rather just donate the excess money to charity.

We were at dinner when she told me that and I lost my appetite. The thought of spending that much on a single meal literally made me sick.