Comments on: Details: Everything You Know is Wrong http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/ Food and wine in magazines and newspapers, cookbook reviews Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jennifer http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-239 Mon, 08 May 2006 06:09:37 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-239 I think there is a difference between a poor wine and a poorly chosen wine. <br /> <br /> But the point is there are occasionally wine lists containing some truly bad choices. I think there is a difference between a poor wine and a poorly chosen wine.

But the point is there are occasionally wine lists containing some truly bad choices.

]]> by: David Blaine http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-240 Sun, 07 May 2006 20:35:05 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-240 The four seasons cheapest bottle of wine is $65( http://www.fourseasonsrestaurant.com/index2.htm) and not every bottle of wine works for every meal, every occassion or every person. It seems a bit silly to throw away a perfectly good restaurant because the low end wine selection did not work for you. And yes, restaurants mark up the wine. Ever do the math on some lettuce and vinaigrette? Mathmatically, eating out is a silly use of money but so is driving your car to a health club to walk on a tread mill. High standard of living does strange things to people. The four seasons cheapest bottle of wine is $65( http://www.fourseasonsrestaurant.com/index2.htm) and not every bottle of wine works for every meal, every occassion or every person. It seems a bit silly to throw away a perfectly good restaurant because the low end wine selection did not work for you. And yes, restaurants mark up the wine. Ever do the math on some lettuce and vinaigrette? Mathmatically, eating out is a silly use of money but so is driving your car to a health club to walk on a tread mill. High standard of living does strange things to people.

]]> by: Stacey Ornstein http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-241 Sun, 07 May 2006 09:04:03 +0000 http://paperpalate.net/2006/05/06/details_everything_you_know_is_wrong/#comment-241 Oh but it's so true. A restaurant should be embarrassed to have a bad wine on their list. (Although that quote came from the Four Seasons and I'm sure there are many restaurants that just throw a list together). Not only that, think about the mark up-- I had a $24 wine at a restaurant and went to the wine store next door to see if they had it... it was a $9 bottle! Oh but it’s so true. A restaurant should be embarrassed to have a bad wine on their list. (Although that quote came from the Four Seasons and I’m sure there are many restaurants that just throw a list together). Not only that, think about the mark up– I had a $24 wine at a restaurant and went to the wine store next door to see if they had it… it was a $9 bottle!

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