Anyone ate at Jiro's Sushi place before

[BobYoMeowMeow]

the place looks very interesting but it's like $350 and read some reviews where he's not nice towards foreigners

[Taycat]

I guess as long as you're polite to him he'll be nice?

[paladin]

Wont matter
if he predisplaced to dis like foreiginers
He wont treat you nicley either way

[Osayidan]

$350

I'm unable to place that much value on something that will come out of my ass several hours later.

[Campylobacter jejuni]

Well I guess you pay more for the work rather than the taste, but if you got the money, why not inject it into the economy. But personally I would feel a bit awkward spending the aequivalent of 350$ on something I use once.

[BobYoMeowMeow]

more like taste, quality, and work
the chef wouldnt have 3 michelin stars for bad tasting food

[Osayidan]

It can be the best quality ingredients put together by the most skilled chef in the world, no matter what the food is the fact remains that it'll taste good for a few minutes then you're going to crap it out later in the day. I don't mind paying a premium for high quality goods that will be useful, like PC hardware or tools, but food is food.

When you consider only the food itself, not the restaurant, the way it's served, or the reputation/experience of the chef (that's where most of the stars come from for this stuff), how much better is it really than your favorite normal meal that probably doesn't cost more than 15$?

[Campylobacter jejuni]

more like taste, quality, and work
the chef wouldnt have 3 michelin stars for bad tasting food

Awfully defensive considering I wasn't offensive.

[Chillax]

It can be the best quality ingredients put together by the most skilled chef in the world, no matter what the food is the fact remains that it'll taste good for a few minutes then you're going to crap it out later in the day. I don't mind paying a premium for high quality goods that will be useful, like PC hardware or tools, but food is food.

Well, value is in the eye of the beholder. Clearly, the people that place more emphasis on the intricacies of the way their food is prepared and tastes are the people that have money to burn. Why would these people eat fast food hamburgers when they could eat filet mignon?

When you consider only the food itself, not the restaurant, the way it's served, or the reputation/experience of the chef (that's where most of the stars come from for this stuff), how much better is it really than your favorite normal meal that probably doesn't cost more than 15$?

The freshness of the fish and its texture is obviously different and is something that you can't obtain with $15. It's like comparing ground chuck with the highest quality beef; there's just no comparison. I personally wouldn't spend money on this stuff, because I don't have the money to buy a plane ticket AND the food, but if I'm a rich guy with millions in the bank, I'd definitely try it.