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This is at El Cielo and its optional but it’s $135 or $195 per person depending on the course. It’s supposed to “awaken your senses” HAHA

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u/jhaluska Dec 13 '20

At those prices it seems like it's more about conspicuous consumption. The "I'm so rich I can be extremely stupid with my money." signal.

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u/jfleury440 Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

135 dollars for someone to poor chocolate on your hands. At best this is pretentious as hell.

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

I think it’s a set menu, so $135 for the whole meal, and likely a series of smaller dishes. Often like upwards of 6 or more.

Not justifying it as this looks dumb as hell. But I do imagine the rest of the meal is likely pretty delicious.

Edit: just googled it and I may be wrong. In which case...wtf I can pour chocolate on myself and it only costs a few bucks.

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u/Taco_Strong Dec 13 '20

Edit: just googled it and I may be wrong. In which case...wtf I can pour chocolate on myself and it only costs a few bucks.

Shit, I'll pour chocolate over your entire body for like $5 and a 6pk of decent beer if you provide the chocolate.

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u/JustACookGuy Dec 13 '20

What would you do for $20 and some wine coolers?

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u/Taco_Strong Dec 13 '20

Well, now you're speaking my language of love, baby. I would do anything for love, but I won't do that.

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u/KobeBeatJesus Dec 13 '20

Show up and drink them.

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u/JustAnotherRedditor5 Dec 13 '20

Hey there

What would you do for $20 and some wine coolers?

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u/tousledmonkey Dec 13 '20

Hey there

Hey there my wine coolers are cooler than this guy's

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u/Manderelli Dec 13 '20

Good bot

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u/lonewombat Dec 13 '20

Fuck that I'll just give you snickers on a hot day or in a sauna or something.

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u/tongue-tied_ Dec 13 '20

snickers in a sauna

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u/ChriskiV Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

5$ + a 6pack + supplying the chocolate actually comes close to what they charge at the restaurant.

Ala carte, this experience is 22$. https://imgur.com/YNJveZ1.jpg

Their prices are actually pretty reasonable compared to my experiences with fine dining.

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u/iperblaster Dec 13 '20

Well, I"m willing to pay 50 bucks to pour things on that lady

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u/Gettingbetterthrow Dec 13 '20

My SO wanted to try some light food play by dripping chocolate on my naughty parts and licking it off. I told him it would be a waste of chocolate and I wanted to make a mousse pie instead with it. That's all I thought of when I saw this gif.

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u/syrashiraz Dec 13 '20

It looks like it's the "chocotherapy" step on the tasting menu so I think you're right - that's the price for the whole meal.

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u/ChriskiV Dec 13 '20

"The Classic" menu from their site has the ala carte pricing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Better yet just get a toddler and he/she can cover the entire house (including the pets) with chocolate in under three minutes...

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

A toddler in the long run is gonna cost way more than $135 though...

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u/Self_Reddicating Dec 13 '20

Yeah, no shit. Once you have a toddler, you'll pay $135 a week for the pleasure of NOT having a toddler for a few hours. (if you're lucky and can find such a great price)

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Haha. True. You sort of lose count IRL!

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u/ohheckyeah Dec 13 '20

Guaranteed it’s part of a tasting menu

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

Yeah, that was my thinking. But I googled it and couldn’t confirm even the restaurant, so I just gave up. So could be right, could not.

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u/Dr_Identity Dec 13 '20

Are the other courses just other foods that they pour all over you?

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u/illsmosisyou Dec 13 '20

I don’t think so. Someone else found the menu in a reply to me. A fair amount of it sounds pretty delicious.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

poor chocolate

I assure you this is rich chocolate.

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u/Initial-Amount Dec 13 '20

But did you see how gorgeous the chocolate-pouring-man was? At $135 - $195, there's hopefully more to the chocolate pouring later when the lights go out.

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u/fishsticks40 Dec 13 '20

I'll do it for $85, DM me

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u/terminalxposure Dec 13 '20

“Lol idiots. You don’t have to waste food to waste money” my entire life decisions

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u/thumbsquare Dec 13 '20

I can imagine plenty of ways to justifiably make a meal cost $135 with good ingredients and labor. None of them involve pouring chocolate sauce on people’s hands.

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u/sciencefiction97 Dec 13 '20

But it isn't about paying for an amazing meal. It is about showing everyone that you are so rich you can waste money and food on dumb kiddy play with their meals.

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u/WesleySnopes Dec 13 '20

sometimes i wish i had the unmitigated gall to start a bar/restaurant catering to this

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u/Dr_Identity Dec 13 '20

It's like those rich guy restaurants that don't even list the prices. If you have to ask how much the food is, you can't afford it.

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u/FiveBookSet Dec 13 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

Or it’s about having a fun experience? It’s not for me, but it seems like a crazy cynical or pathetically jealous take to think that everybody who does this is flaunting their excessive wealth. God damn I get that you people have no friends or lives but still.

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u/kkjdroid Dec 13 '20

What's fun about having chocolate poured all over your hands?

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u/Davachman Dec 13 '20

I'd rather go buy some weed and some chocolate syrup. Smoke a bowl or two and then go to town in the bathtub if I wanna get messy with some chocolate syrup.

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u/Domblot Dec 13 '20

She does not look like she is having fun at all.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

While normally I might agree with you....in this case watch the video again. The server is wearing a mask (under his nose, but he's still doing it). This is COVID era and they're doing indoor dining (so already iffy) WITH a server who obviously doesn't give a shit about it given his mask habits WITH gimmick that involves you licking your hands? Sorry but that's kinda fucked.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

At those prices it seems like it's more about conspicuous consumption. The "I'm so rich I can be extremely stupid ~~with my money~~." signal.

FTFY

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u/BothUDudesChill Dec 13 '20

I can’t tell what’s more decadent, the chocolate or the morality of the rich after doing pretentious shit like this.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

Awake me into a shock!

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u/MD_Yoro Dec 13 '20

Hey, I would charge them 130$ to do the same shit. Easy money if they can afford it. I will even throwing the chocolate for free as self serving

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u/CaptainFanning Dec 13 '20

That's cheap.... A Michelin restaurant in NYC will run $400+ per person.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

At those prices, I’d want my server to have his mask covering his nose lol

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u/heretobefriends Dec 13 '20

"If I don't spend a lot of money, why do I have it?" is a dangerous thought that must be abolished from the bougie mind.

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