Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!news.quux.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Cindy Hamilton Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking Subject: Re: Quebec law to allow restaurants to charge for now shows. Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 14:58:57 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 53 Message-ID: References: <6ad28bbd154e5eaf88d61b4a12175904@www.novabbs.com> <53cc7511097d772da108384badb43a21@www.novabbs.org> <0733c6fd-865f-b99b-309e-408f19a9ffea@example.net> <5f417456b3b90258e0b28ca36f77dafa@www.novabbs.org> <67df87d8$0$17$882e4bbb@reader.netnews.com> Reply-To: hamilton@invalid.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2025 15:58:58 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="bfe46e234b8a5a25e835d472097d275b"; logging-data="2733822"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX197H0kmX1bnPjkPX3JpkMnlvgogCqnBqrE=" User-Agent: slrn/1.0.3 (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:bU6WK5RDQh3OzF8UPcwuablEDRY= Bytes: 3570 On 2025-03-23, Jill McQuown wrote: > On 3/23/2025 5:07 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote: >> On 2025-03-23, Graham wrote: >>> On 2025-03-22 5:20 a.m., Janet wrote: >>>> In article , >>>> j_mcquown@comcast.net says... >>>>> >>>>> On 3/20/2025 7:48 PM, Dave Smith wrote: >>>>>> On 2025-03-20 7:10 p.m., dsi1 wrote: >>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Mar 2025 22:34:47 +0000, D wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That would be in the rarefied atmosphere of high end dining. Reserving >>>>>>> tables at restaurants 24 hours in advance would be somewhat optimistic >>>>>>> i.e. I could be dead by then. A few months in advance would be wildly >>>>>>> optimistic. Well, either that or I have a really short attention span. >>>>>>> That would explain a lot. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> There is a place near here that charges  $95  per person for >>>>>> reservations. They have a chef's table that requires a $250 per person >>>>>> prepaid.  FWIW it is has one Michelin star. >>>>>> >>>>> Rarefied atmosphere/high end dining describes it. Not my cuppa tea. >>>>> >>>>> Jill >>>> >>>> In michelin restaurants I've eaten in, there was no >>>> "rarefied atmosphere" . The level of hospitality and >>>> service was as superb as the food. Every member of staff >>>> trained to make every guest feel welcome and relaxed. >>>> >>>> Janet UK >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> That was my experience. Also in other good restaurants with properly >>> trained staff. >> >> Not that I think this applies to Jill, but I used to know people >> whose definition of a fancy restaurant was "They have metal >> flatware." >> > LOL! Don't get me wrong, I've eaten in some fancy places (I don't know > if they had Michelin star ratings and don't much care). I prefer a less > formal atmosphere. I'm sure not going to pay in advance simply to make > a reservation. Me, either. I like ethnic food, and I never got the hang of drinking wine. "I'll have water with my foie gras." -- Cindy Hamilton