/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16298859
yeah it was delicious but expensive as fuck and i felt bad for spending so much afterward

>>16298859
No

>>16298859
no idea.

Been to a few and usually it’s ok. Last two I went to were Smith&wollenskys and this Asian place called Tao…

Tao was painfully average food for way overpriced stuff but S&W was good steaks and quality food for about average steakhouse prices. Overall best steakhouse I’ve been to that’s upscale

Yeah broke the bank once and went to a very classy Italian restaurant in NYC: the olive garden. Very good.

>>16298859
Yeah. A steakhouse in Paris. There is no menu, the only thing they ask you as you sit down is how you like your meat. Then they bring you a light salad as an appetizer, and then your steak along with a mountain of fries. The steak is absolutely divine, and they use some secret sauce that matches the meat's taste just right. Most expensive meal of my life, but so damn good.

A little restaurant in PEC Ontario called Stella's. Best food I've ever eaten hands down.

Steakhouse and the shit tasted like charcoal briquettes with a little starter fluid. Never repeated.

I broke into the french laundry and took a shit in the kitchen

I've been to loads of restaurants on the Michelin lists and I consider it weird if someone haven't.

>>16298859

How are you defining fancy?

Expensive? Stuffy atmosphere? Michelin Stars?

>>16298859
sparks
delmonicos
pj clarks (is it a steakhouse?)
the 21 (rip forever real niggas know)
aj maxwells
mortons
peter lugers
ama

>>16298948
smith and wollensky is alright.

Sushi Samba was better.

>>16299037
where in paris I would like to go

>>16299131
https://www.relaisentrecote.fr/

>>16299160
thanks friend

>>16299160
its like a steak chain

>>16298859
Always wanted to try going to a fancy steakhouse atleast once, but i cant justify it when i could just make a good steak myself

>>16299168
It's not a chain, just a family restaurant that expanded slightly. There's only 3 of them, afaik.

Sure, what do you want to know?

We still pee and poo and get cancer just like you do.

And when we do we feel just as bad as you do.

The last thing we think about surely isn't Madame Blasé's croquant de caviar with cream of virgin pussy.

We think about working too hard and not spending enough time with our loved ones, just like you.

It's time to grow up.

>>16299364
Oh fuck off. If you're so like us then I guess you'd have to grow up too by your own logic. You want to justify the awful shit you do on a daily basis? Fuck you, you traded that privelege in for shekels.

I don't understand why you'd go to an expensive steak house. If you buy a high quality steak and reverse sear it, it'll be basically as good. I go to restaurants to eat stuff I can't make at home.

>>16298859
>fancy
>steakhouse
lol

i once went to texas rodhouse

>>16298859
>really, really fancy restaurant
If you mean by experience and price, yes in Chicago, LA, Tokyo, etc. Music, servers who have a refined sense of service, dishes you can't really get anywhere else (in a good way), rare/valuable ingredients, high-profile clientele, etc.
However, I generally find those places to be overblown. Not bad, just have no need for them unless someone I know wants to go or is treating me.
>fancy restaurant
Annie Gunn's has been my go-to place to have a quality meal with family/acquaintances:
https://www.anniegunns.com/
Not super fancy compared to some places I've been - they stick to good servers and good food with some nice private rooms - but if anyone is telling me it isn't upscale and quality they're fooling themselves. Consistently best steak I've ever had, hands down. They get the small things right, like an extra-large wine/beer/tap/spirit selection, consistently fresh and tasteful vegetables, quality soups/salads,etc. Also the kind of place where you can get decent portion sizes and good leftovers for the next day.
I get the vibe from their location near golf fields, private airport, country clubs, etc. that a good chunk of their business is local or fly-in businessmen, which seems to be the case when I go there and explains the private rooms. But they aren't snooty towards hicks like myself or my family either, and are really only exclusive in price. ~$120-$350 dollars for a full meal for 2, depending exactly on what you get.

>>16299620
Family and business gatherings would be the most common case for me. Maybe also if I'm traveling with someone else, but most of the people I know would just want something cheap and satisfying.
The problem with making a good steak for others is that I mainly do best at making it for my tastes, and my kitchen and cooking skills isn't really feasible to make more than two steaks at once if I'm doing anything different.
This is probably why grilling is so popular for large family gatherings, though again the expectation for quality is usually less unless your uncle is Guga Foods or something. Decent steak, burgers, etc., but probably nothing that will really rock your world.

>>16298859
>faggot flag on building
id rather not

>3 Star
Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Core by Clare Smyth

>2 Star
Le Gavroche, Marcus Wareing, Dinner by Heston

>1 Star
I dunno, maybe 15 or so.

Ratings were at the time I dined there.

>>16300383
>Core by Clare Smyth
What did you have, and how was that?

I've eaten at one or two around NYC, but try to avoid them because I'm uncomfortable in the atmosphere and the food isn't worth the price. Much rather go to a good ethnic restaurant or a brew pub with tapas.

2 of us had the Core Classics menu, and 2 of us had the Core Seasonal menu. If I'm honest, nothing comes to mind when I think of it. I dont even remember which menu I had.

Normally I remember a lot about these experiences, the Foie Gras at Ramsays, the Tafferty Tart at Hestons, the cheese at Gavroche etc etc. Everywhere normally leaves me with some lasting impression. I can still recall all the dishes I had at Ramsays. But Core just didnt really have that kind of impact on me. I certainly enjoyed it at the time but there are other places I would visit before going there.

after seeing this video (about one of the highest rated restaurants in the world mind you)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWqDrF6CDIQ
I realized that rich people are just retarded babies with too much money, and I have ZERO want or inclination to buy into what they consider "fancy"

>>16300673

See >>16300715

Not really
I went to a place called Vine's in Orlando and ate a seafood tower, foie gras, and lamb chops. A pour of The Macallan Rare Cask and a pour of Highland Park 25 year. Also went to a place called Texas de Brazil which I realize is a chain but you see a lot of expensive cars there. My friend brought me a $800 vintage bottle of Kristol from his liquor store for my birthday and bought me a pour of Louis XIII

both had a chill atmosphere and didn't feel too gaudy

I've been to:
Ad-Hoc, sort of a poor man's french laundry
Fiola
Fiola Mare
The Inn at Little Washington

Ad-Hoc was probably the worst of the four, but not awful. Elevated family-style american, good entrees, just okay everything else.

Fiola/Mare are probably the one two I will go back to, because they're reasonably priced. Had some incredible dishes including a tomato+cherry dessert and some crazy domed pasta bowl. Meat dish was probably the weakest just because it was very straightforward

Inn At Little Washington was delicious and well-crafted but is not worth 500 bucks. Anything over 200 is silly unless you're delving into wine pairings.

>>16298859
>that faggot flag on top
Yeah I have but sous vide ruined it for me, guaranteed better-than-restaurant results every time.

>>16298859
Yes but steakhouses are just flyover boomer fancy. Meat is rarely the centre of attention at a civilised eatery.

>>16298859
went to one in atlanta cant remember what it was called, it was near the aquarium

>>16298859
no
but I just picked up a half of beef

>>16300733
Thanks

>>16300841
Says the guy enjoying overpriced jap "fusion" food on the coasts

>>16300841
>Yes but steakhouses are just flyover boomer fancy.
ok, i think he might have a good point
>Meat is rarely the centre of attention at a civilised eatery.
nevermind he's a retard

Yes. It can be hit or miss. I've had very good seafood and steaks. I like comfort foods and find that simple restaurants with dedicated chefs behind them are often much better. It is fun and I recommend you try different venues if you are able. But don't sell the little nooks short if you know how to follow the foodie trails out there. There's exceptional dining experiences at a low cost as well.

>>16299079
So you think the majority of the planet is weird?
How was boarding school you pretentious kike?

>>16301029
>So you think the majority of the planet is weird?
yes. yes it is. you're on the internet instead of being outside yourself

>>16299079
>Michelin lists

There are plenty of good but not great restaurants on the list. There are also plenty of restaurants that don't break the bank.

>>16299160
That looks fantastic but those fries look terrible

How fancy are we talking? The one I went to had no prices on the menus, and the menu was a one-pager. However, they also let me in wearing sneakers and a T-shirt, and I probably smelled like sweat too. Maybe they were just struggling from covid and needed my money.

binkleys
providence LA
11 madison park
art of the table

fancy steakhouses are mostly for boomers, and the only one on that list I really recommend is Binkleys, if you get the chance its incredible

>>16299079
I went to a Border Tire on the Michelin list, the coffee sucked.

>>16300877
The Varsity?

>>16299026
damn I think I heard of this place. Do they actually have olive trees growing inside the restaurant?

>>16298859
Yes. I was in Jurmala (a latvian resort town) going down the main alley, entering a random establishment every 5 minutes to use their toilet to snort ketamine. i think several were pretty upper-class.

Been to few Michelin stars and I always enjoyed it.

Best was a 9 courses menu a l atelier de Joel Robuchon and a 7 courses at Marco Pierre White Oak room.
It s a fantastic experience to go to a great restaurant.

>>16298859
Yeah, it was some unbelievably tasty shit but the bill was outrageous. Took my dad there for father's day.

>>16301668
Lol. That sounds like a great time.

I went to Mastro's Steakhouse when I was in L.A one time. Really fucking good.

>>16301668
Holy shit that's picturesque af

>>16299160
that isn't fancy or expensive

>>16298859
A steakhouse is a restaurant.

>>16298859
have been a few, mostly in NYC & Philly, but also one in like Portugal (Lisbon) and in Hungary (Budapest). They're usually good and they're certainly fancy but it's always debatable if it's worth the money. One pull of many of these steakhouses/fancy restaurants is besides the high quality dishes/steaks, they usually have insanely good mixed drinks.

>>16298859
No. I’ve been to a restaurant that charged $50-70 per entree, so I would call that “pretty fancy.”

It was really good. All the food was literally perfectly prepared. The silverware and dishes were very nice - pretty sure the brandy snifters and cocktail glasses and water goblets were all Riedel, so pretty expensive crystal glasses. A nice environment too.

I enjoyed the experience

>>16298859
Was a director in the ~90s-00s, took my family to Morton's steakhouse in LA a few times. It was great, they let us smoke one time because JJ rented the place out for the night and wanted to smoke a cigar

Best was Steirereck in die Stadtpark, Vienna. 9 course tasting menu, with wine flight. Service unlike anything I've ever experienced.

>>16300383
>Gordon Ramsay,
>fancy
kek
KEK
K E K

Fanciest place I went to was Les Nomades in Chicago. It’s inside a renovated brownstone house and they made me wear a suit as an 8th grader. Super old school high end French food, was a cool experience

>>16303714
Where have you been?

>>16300950
Nah, those are exactly the same but catered towards skinny fat tech workers and their asian gfs living in that city

I have no interest in pretentious BS cooking. I want a decent meal, something rural at best. Fuck this worshipping dicksucking bullshit.

>>16304565
>I have no interest in pretentious BS cooking. I want a decent meal, something rural at best. Fuck this worshipping dicksucking bullshit.

>>16298859
Grew up poorfag. When I graduated from college, my parents scarped together enough to take us out to McCormick and Schmick's. Not the fanciest restaurant in the world but pretty much a 3 star for my family. It was the best steak I ever had and the entire time I kept asking if it was okay for me to order something because of the price. My parents were proud and I was happy. My dad died two weeks later. thanks for reminding me op

>>16301029
I was obviously talking about the people I actually associate with and I went to public school.

>>16301217
True but I generally compare it to tripadvisor and it works better than that.

>>16298859
Been to about two dozen Michelin starred restaurants around the world, most in NYC. Most were great although I can see how it makes people uncomfortable. The only bad experience I ever had was at Uncle Boons, a Thai place. They couldn't even get the Thai tea right. Of the high end ones Eleven Madison Park and La Bernardin were my favorites. There's something truly unique and wonderful about the cuisine at some of these places although there's lots of places in NYC that I love that would be beneath a Michelin review.

>>16304546
mcdonald's in the louvre, checkmate

>>16304664
>When I graduated from college, my parents scarped
Someone should have stayed in college.

Only interesting story is from when I took a girl to a nice steak place in Manhattan in 2005.
The card I initially used for payment was declined (turned out to be a problem on the processor’s end).
The waiter came to our table and said “Excuse me, sir, but we have a phonecall asking for you, and they say it’s urgent”.
He handed the girl a glass of wine and apologized for pulling me away.
When we were out of earshot he explain the card issue and I handed him a different one, which ran fine.
When we went back to the table, he told my date it was his mistake, the call was for someone with a similar name who had a reservation that night.

So my waiter suddenly became a bro-tier wingman when needed.

>>16305228
Nigga i ate $8 lunch specials from this michelin starred Chinese place on 38?th street all the time in high school

I once went to a wagyu steak house in San Francisco. I sat at the chef's counter and Keanu Reaves was sitting a few seats down from me.

>>16305241
>obvious typo
>chooses to be a pedant cunt
not surprised

I've been to plenty.

The real difference is in quality of service, rather than food, in my opinion.

Yes. It was amazing. 7 dishes, correct portion sizes. The salad had a mint vinaigrette made from the herb garden behind the place.
The steak was good, but I’ve had better. That salad dressing though, oh my fucking god.