"Melissa Houle" > wrote in message
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> Nancy Young > wrote in message
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> > "Sam D." wrote:
> SNIP> That's pretty funny. I guess maybe they did something more to make
> > it flavorful, compared to your standard home roasted chicken?
> >
> > Still, no nice way to say it, who on earth pays 80 bucks for CHICKEN?
> > I can only hope it came with a lot of sides AND dessert.
> >
> > nancy
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> LOL, I do too! At very least that should include a VERY fancy dessert
like
> a croquembouche, and some really superb side dishes.

like...... a "side" of your choice, filet mignon or rack of lamb... in
truffle sauce. ":^)

Did you ever see the thousand dollar lobster and caviar omelet in
Manhattan's Le Parker Meridien Hotel's restaurant? 10 ounces of sevruga
caviar. They make a down-sized $100 version for those with a reasonable
budget. No kidding.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Northeast...cey.omelet.ap/
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/storie...05/25/052.html

Oh, I forgot to add...... "gratuity" not included. (When are they going to
level with us and just admit it is an assumed surcharge to subsidize
under-paid servers? The whole story of how "plus tip" was originally conned
upon American diners is a whole other story.)