Little things that make you feel rich

[DirtyB]

reading 408mike posts

I don't particularly miss him. But yes, everyone could look at 408 and say "My life's going pretty well, apparently."

[Goodpoop]

I just went to a resturant in Bogota that Anthony Bourdain had on his show and paid $508,000.00 for 8 people.

WTF did they serve, Humans?

Exchange rate $2,000 to 1. Still felt balla. Im going to the casino to day to play a little 2000/4000 and some 50k a hand blackjack.

[garrett]

great sex and good food

[bukowski72]

Having a $27 lobster at Red Lobster.

Original post restored. I wrote it and then didn't like it, but you can't delete threads.

Eating nice meals definitely makes you feel rich. I was in Chicago last week and ate at the Capital Grille there. I love that place and have been there more than a dozen times. The food and service are both phenomenal. For just me with no alcohol the tab was $90 plus a $20 tip. Since I get a $60 food per diem, I'm essentially paying half price to eat like a king. The proper baller on a budget move is to buy your own prime grade steaks, which I do all the time at home. You just have to cook them properly.

I guess we will always run opposite. The Capital Grille is one place I would not eat for free, but I have only been there twice. The second time we went there for work I ordered the filet mignon. When I tried to cut it with a knife the whole table shook. Being the junior guy there I wasn't going to do anything but my direct boss insisted I send it back. I got the second one while everyone was finishing their meals and it was just as bad.

They did give me a free desert which was a piece of cheese cake that was so stale I didn't eat it. At least everyone else got lots of laughs out of my predicament.

[Walter Sobchak]

reading 408mike posts

I don't particularly miss him. But yes, everyone could look at 408 and say "My life's going pretty well, apparently."

Not Marty

[Walter Sobchak]

Original post restored. I wrote it and then didn't like it, but you can't delete threads.

Eating nice meals definitely makes you feel rich. I was in Chicago last week and ate at the Capital Grille there. I love that place and have been there more than a dozen times. The food and service are both phenomenal. For just me with no alcohol the tab was $90 plus a $20 tip. Since I get a $60 food per diem, I'm essentially paying half price to eat like a king. The proper baller on a budget move is to buy your own prime grade steaks, which I do all the time at home. You just have to cook them properly.

I guess we will always run opposite. The Capital Grille is one place I would not eat for free, but I have only been there twice. The second time we went there for work I ordered the filet mignon. When I tried to cut it with a knife the whole table shook. Being the junior guy there I wasn't going to do anything but my direct boss insisted I send it back. I got the second one while everyone was finishing their meals and it was just as bad.

They did give me a free desert which was a piece of cheese cake that was so stale I didn't eat it. At least everyone else got lots of laughs out of my predicament.

When in Chicago if you have some coin and 3 hours to blow try the Charlie Trotter's prix fixe menu. I think it's 6 courses and wine pairings then dessert and something like $250. It was fucking great but it's like a marathon, you really have to be up for it.

[Crowe Diddly]

For years, I wished Jewdonk would go away. Now that he's gone, I strangely miss him a little bit.

People often speak of oppressive regimes and jailors the same way.

[4Dragons]

Call me old fashioned..

[Vwls]

Call me old fashioned..

That looks fantastic. A great drink and a fine cigar definitely make me feel rich, at least for a few minutes.

Also, going out to a top tier restaurant (and for the girls, having your hair and nails done, and buying a new outfit before you go).

[Sloppy Joe]

Call me old fashioned..

Not to hate, but I think Louis XIII is laughably bad. I don't really like any cognac, but now always laugh when I hear or see people 'balling' while sipping on that swill.

I feel rich when traveling throughout Asia because the exchange rates are so advantageous towards the dollar. It's definitely the right move to cough up for the lounges at the airports in Dubai/Abu Dhabi/Qatar to mitigate a layover. I can ball at the highest levels at an affordable USD clip, even in Dubai at most places. Couple that with being treated like absolute royalty for being white and it's a level of balling that Bottomset can only dream about in his deepest drunken stupor.

Also, a fresh new suit makes me feel great.

[Vwls]

Not to hate, but I think Louis XIII is laughably bad. I don't really like any cognac, but now always laugh when I hear or see people 'balling' while sipping on that swill.

Yeah but it has a pretty bottle.

[monsterj]

I guess we will always run opposite. The Capital Grille is one place I would not eat for free, but I have only been there twice. The second time we went there for work I ordered the filet mignon. When I tried to cut it with a knife the whole table shook. Being the junior guy there I wasn't going to do anything but my direct boss insisted I send it back. I got the second one while everyone was finishing their meals and it was just as bad.

They did give me a free desert which was a piece of cheese cake that was so stale I didn't eat it. At least everyone else got lots of laughs out of my predicament.

When in Chicago if you have some coin and 3 hours to blow try the Charlie Trotter's prix fixe menu. I think it's 6 courses and wine pairings then dessert and something like $250. It was fucking great but it's like a marathon, you really have to be up for it.

trotter's is closed.

gotta go to Alinea or NeXt.

[Kuntmissioner]

WTF did they serve, Humans?

Exchange rate $2,000 to 1. Still felt balla. Im going to the casino to day to play a little 2000/4000 and some 50k a hand blackjack.

₱2,000 to $1

[Rollo Tomasi]

Call me old fashioned..

Any cigar from Cuba is > rest of the world

[DirtyB]

Original post restored. I wrote it and then didn't like it, but you can't delete threads.

Eating nice meals definitely makes you feel rich. I was in Chicago last week and ate at the Capital Grille there. I love that place and have been there more than a dozen times. The food and service are both phenomenal. For just me with no alcohol the tab was $90 plus a $20 tip. Since I get a $60 food per diem, I'm essentially paying half price to eat like a king. The proper baller on a budget move is to buy your own prime grade steaks, which I do all the time at home. You just have to cook them properly.

I guess we will always run opposite. The Capital Grille is one place I would not eat for free, but I have only been there twice. The second time we went there for work I ordered the filet mignon. When I tried to cut it with a knife the whole table shook. Being the junior guy there I wasn't going to do anything but my direct boss insisted I send it back. I got the second one while everyone was finishing their meals and it was just as bad.

They did give me a free desert which was a piece of cheese cake that was so stale I didn't eat it. At least everyone else got lots of laughs out of my predicament.

I don't know what the ownership arrangement is for Capital Grille is, but they are very inconsistent. The one in Rosemont (not technically Chicago) is fantastic. The one in Philly is good. The one in Vegas is terrible.

[DirtyB]

Not to hate, but I think Louis XIII is laughably bad. I don't really like any cognac, but now always laugh when I hear or see people 'balling' while sipping on that swill.

Every cognac I've had tasted like shoe polish. I can't imagine that a $300 glass of cognac is going to taste like anything other than shoe polish. It seems like 100% of the appeal of Louis XIII is the fact that it's the most expensive thing on the menu. I will give it some credit, that contrary to crap like "ultra-premium vodka", producing Louis XIII is an extraordinarily long and expensive process.

[DirtyB]

When in Chicago if you have some coin and 3 hours to blow try the Charlie Trotter's prix fixe menu. I think it's 6 courses and wine pairings then dessert and something like $250. It was fucking great but it's like a marathon, you really have to be up for it.

trotter's is closed.

gotta go to Alinea or NeXt.

When I was in Chicago on that trip I had dinner with some college friends. One of them had recently been to Alinea and was telling us about it. After tip it was $1500 for two people. But the stuff he was describing was just astonishing.

[RichardBrodiesCombover.]

My Bob Kramer Damascus chef knife.




Never had a better knife in my hand. Just top quality.

[DirtyB]

My Bob Kramer Damascus chef knife.




Never had a better knife in my hand. Just top quality.

Nice. That's beautiful. It's weird to think that actual Damascus Steel was a huge military secret for centuries- on par with how we protect nuclear weapon designs.

That's like a $400 knife, right?

They're made by Henckels. Henckels has some shitty low end products now, but they have a line that's about $80 per knife that's very good.

One thing a ton of people mess up is that they don't have their knives professional sharpened. It's really cheap, like $15 for a full set. Just roll your knives up in a bath towel to bring them in.

[Walter Sobchak]

When in Chicago if you have some coin and 3 hours to blow try the Charlie Trotter's prix fixe menu. I think it's 6 courses and wine pairings then dessert and something like $250. It was fucking great but it's like a marathon, you really have to be up for it.

trotter's is closed.

gotta go to Alinea or NeXt.

Why did it close?