"Bob" > wrote in message
...

> Participants in this group are assumed to like cooking, so we're not
exactly
> the most objective commentators when it comes to the desirability of
eating
> out.
>
> But what if you're a business traveler staying in a nearby hotel,
you want a
> good roast chicken, and you've got a lavish expense account?
Wouldn't the
> chicken in question meet your needs?

I'm sure that expense accounts help support a lot of restaurants like
this.

Last February the L.A.Times ran a story on the lavish expense account
spending by Michael Ovitz during the one year he spent as a Disney
executive. Documents revealing the expenses had emerged from a
shareholder suit against Disney's Board of Directors. His reimbursed
personal expenses came totaled $6 million. $33,172 was spent at
Matsuhisa and Chez Panisse for dinners shared with other entertainment
executives and celebrities. One entry alone for a dinner with Janet
Jackson came to $2,139.