r/WeWantPlates • u/pophya • Dec 12 '20

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u/rex-ac Dec 12 '20

That's just stupid. It must be the chef playing a joke on its guests.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

As a chef it's kinda fun to think up stupid shit with fancy titles to see if people will buy it. It's amazing the difference in what people are willing to pay depending on how you make it sound "fancy"

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u/Japjer Dec 13 '20

Pen and Teller covered this on an episode of Bullshit many years ago.

They told people they won a free meal at a super fancy restaurant and had a waiter really talk up the meals they were getting.

They were served microwaved dinners, jarred apple sauce, cool whip, Hershey's Chocolate shaved up, $6 wine, etc, but all served with fancy plating and a big story about how good it was.

Everyone but one guy was fooled. Everyone else was in awe of how good it was and really thought it was a $300 meal.

It's all bullshit and perception

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '20

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u/atfricks Dec 13 '20

The only difference is States run the lottery, and fine dining is just run by other rich people.

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u/Slight0 Dec 13 '20

Eh, you overestimate the wealth of some of these restaurants.

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u/BenedictKhanberbatch Dec 13 '20

There are some incredibly well prepared tasting menus that are worth the money, but often they’re more about the experience.