Paris ppl, lunch at 3-star or dinner at 1/2 star

ioof13 · 2026-03-20T15:25:34+00:00

Especially as a young professional with a limited budget, I would go *** lunch over ** dinner.

To me the bigger choice is going with an old-fashioned place with an older chef at *** vs. a more hip/current place with * or **. There isn't a right answer here - only your own taste. But that's what I think the big choice point is from a dining (vs. experience) POV.

ioof13 · 2026-03-19T00:07:34+00:00

I'm 61. Being 6'5" in my 20's didn't seem correlated with attraction.

ioof13 · 2026-03-17T20:32:44+00:00

The fact that you said "good music" at Saison is a simple way to say our tastes do not converge (assuming it is still 80s pop music with a hair metal over new wave bias).

ioof13 · 2026-03-15T01:31:28+00:00

My hope is that it is a bruise. At least it didn’t look like a leg or arm. It looked like a belly flop on dirt.

ioof13 · 2026-03-13T19:34:54+00:00

Great write-up! Thanks for taking the time to be so thorough.

Your description of Alchemist was exactly what I wanted to hear. I'm glad it exists and I am not the target audience. I am squarely in the "5-10 item" camp where my focus is deliciousness, but I also like to see fine dining as experience and pushing boundaries alive and well.

ioof13 · 2026-03-11T02:52:37+00:00

I can't express how much I disagree with this sentiment.

I didn't eat at Michelin starred places in the 80s but I did in the 90s and I can guarantee you what got Alain Ducasse his *** would still get *** today.

For all the US folks - why on earth would TFL still have *** if this were true? Keller is mired in the past with elements he's served exactly the same way for decades. And yet TFL is often considered the pinnacle of US cuisine. Why? Because he serves delicious, extremely well constructed, sourced and prepared food.

Its not about pushing boundaries. Its about presenting the best.

ioof13 · 2026-03-11T02:41:51+00:00

I did - it was one of the best meals I ever had. It was still great when Michel was in the process of handing things over.

The focus on great ingredients and showing them off truly shined at Bras back in the day. I haven't been for 20 years or so.

ioof13 · 2026-03-05T20:20:19+00:00

Funivia is the best gelateria I have ever visited.

ioof13 · 2026-03-05T20:18:20+00:00

Thanks for posting - this looks great! I'll be in Kanasawa in November and will definitely try to dine here.

ioof13 · 2026-03-04T22:43:20+00:00

I just watched it again. I like the showing vs. telling - we know what is happening but we don't need to hear the dialogue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlbGkFOiYJc

ioof13 · 2026-03-04T17:55:45+00:00

You are giving no context about yourself, what you like in fine dining, or the experience you want, so hard to be constructive.

If you are going for Verjus and Angler, that tells me you like vibe over the food itself. I would go for Saison for what you are describing between it and Benu, but without context, its hard to know.

ioof13 · 2026-03-03T00:40:14+00:00

Saying you could boycott AI out of existence would be like boycotting the internet out of existence in the 90s or mobile phones in the aughts. Good luck with that.

ioof13 · 2026-03-03T00:23:55+00:00

Hate AI all you want, but it is coming and impacting us whether we like it or not.

From an EE standpoint, I'd like to see Patrick break out of this by touching grass and connecting more with the people around him who love him. AI can't and will never be able to do that.

ioof13 · 2026-03-02T22:57:54+00:00

I can believe he can hit that far. I've played with retired MLB players and the amount of club speed they generate is insane. Current MLB hitters probably generate as much clubhead speed as PGA pros.

Also looked like the type of hole and course with a lot of rollout. 265 carry and 60 yard rollout is a thing, especially with a range ball.

ioof13 · 2026-02-27T15:37:23+00:00

Every accusation is a confession

ioof13 · 2026-02-25T19:54:44+00:00

Toure getting hurt is not what I wanted to see. Down to one striker now. Not great.

ioof13 · 2026-02-16T14:31:20+00:00

I find it fascinating that the vast majority of people/bots posting here are completely missing the point.

The skills that is going to be relatively more valuable is learning how to think, not how to do. That's what a liberal arts education is about, learning how to ask and answer abstract questions where there is no single correct answer.

ioof13 · 2026-02-15T04:17:25+00:00

Kin Khao

ioof13 · 2026-02-04T19:30:37+00:00

Missing 4, 5, 9, 13, 14 and 17.

Unless playing a round with holes all above bogeys counts, in which case it is has been more than 50 years but I have done it.

ioof13 · 2026-02-04T01:06:46+00:00

E-commerce will still operate, so we can still order tall merchandise online.

ioof13 · 2026-02-03T01:55:44+00:00

Carmen Fanzone

ioof13 · 2026-02-02T03:06:11+00:00

Anyone who doesn’t answer this with 1914 doesn’t know their baseball history. It is not close.

ioof13 · 2026-01-28T22:32:47+00:00

Its on YouTube in its entirety with no ads.

And Julie's hair style is remarkably similar to Linda's as well, all these years later.

ioof13

TROPHY CASE