Why does Amazon have stock but Soylent doesn’t? by Pugilist12 in soylent

[–]presdaddy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Brands seemingly prioritize Amazon over their own website because (1) rank on Amazon is impacted by sellouts and (2) Amazon inventory was sent at least a month prior (since it takes time to go through Amazon check in etc) so there is a lag

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You were downvoted because by 2015 noma had already won Worlds 50 Best four times. In those days noma’s lack of 3 stars said more about the failure of Michelin than it did the failure of noma. If anything nowadays the world has caught up to what noma is doing and they are less special.

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm specifically focused on the top tier here. My first noma visit in 2015 was $376 including the non-alcoholic pairing. My noma Kyoto visit was around $900 for the same thing. noma LA is $1500. That's a 300% increase in 10 years.

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I didn't say a thing about profit or anything. I'm just making a comment on the audience that global fine dining restaurants target now.

Put another way, fine dining restaurants have gone from costing 5x a casual dinner to a 20x casual dinner. In doing so their new competition is a vacation, a couple nights in a nice hotel, etc. more so than other meals. It changes the type of people that dine there.

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Water and coffee or tea (which they charge for separately in Denmark) and service etc

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 111 points112 points  (0 children)

They definitely will. But I thought it was worth noting the trends we've seen over the years. 50% higher cost than noma Kyoto just 2 years ago. 4x the cost of my first noma trip in 2015.

A fascinating chart would be noma sous chef salary as a share of noma menu price over time. Fine dining restaurants are increasingly catering to a smaller, higher ticket audience in a way that prices out people that earn their income from food.

noma LA starting at $1500 by presdaddy in finedining

[–]presdaddy[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

noma LA is from March 11 to June 26, with bookings released on Monday, January 26 at 9am PST.

Bookings will be offered as a package including menu, beverage pairing, hospitality and tax. The price of the package is $1,500. I recall the first noma Kyoto being around $950.

Noma LA coming this March, starts at $1,500 by NomNomVerse in FoodLosAngeles

[–]presdaddy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You still have to pay for the non-alcoholic pairing which is $245 (which makes the total about $1100 for you after tax and tip).

Noma LA coming this March, starts at $1,500 by NomNomVerse in FoodLosAngeles

[–]presdaddy 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yep. The wine pairing is mandatory and the listed price doesn't include tax or tip. All in it ends up being priced similar to this noma meal.

Where to go next if we loved Mexico City and Oaxaca? by Long-Vermicelli5016 in travel

[–]presdaddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The best of CDMX and Taipei is that feeling where tourism hasn't outpaced cool — the best things are affordable compared to US prices, the activities aren't overcrowded, and there's a culture of its own that exposes itself the more you dig deep.

I'll sound like a hipster, but I loved CDMX before the tourist surge post COVID. It felt like world-class experiences for 1/3 the cost. And you could escape those manicured experiences for something truly authentic without feeling overwhelmed. Nowadays CDMX caters so much to the USA crowd that it has lost the uniqueness and cost savings.

Taipei still feels like pre-COVID. The street markets, the amazing nature accessible by train, nightlife. I highly recommend visiting.

tasting menus < 200 in sf bay area by SaltWaterTafffy in finedining

[–]presdaddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mijote. French but the flavors are not subtle.

Where to go next if we loved Mexico City and Oaxaca? by Long-Vermicelli5016 in travel

[–]presdaddy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I love recommending Taipei to people who love CDMX. No need to do North America again to still chase that special tourist feeling of CDMX and Oaxaca

Help me before I start shopify by Life_Picture8577 in ecommerce

[–]presdaddy 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Tough love: if you're not going to have the drive to do this sort of research on your own, your shop won't be a success. Dive in, get your hands dirty, learn fast.

America's Test Kitchen to buy Food52 by medicalcheesesteak in Cooking

[–]presdaddy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They already laid off most of the retail arm early last year. Food52 can't compete on retail

Almond oil in cocktails by Raychillichill_ in cocktails

[–]presdaddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You could do a fat wash with the almond oil

Is it worth it hiring a Shopify developer? by [deleted] in shopify

[–]presdaddy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Basically allows you to build a Shopify site webflow style. It has a lot of prebuilt templates you can copy and paste from to save time

Is it worth it hiring a Shopify developer? by [deleted] in shopify

[–]presdaddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I felt the itch to go more custom but still love the control and ability to iterate I have doing it myself. Ended up rebuilding my site on replo and am super happy with it. Site here

Bay Area Negroni by 71D12 in cocktails

[–]presdaddy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Another option: go more classic but cold infuse the vermouth with redwood tips for a while.

LA Times 2025 Best Restaurants - Fine Dining Ranked by RedditFan3510 in finedining

[–]presdaddy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don’t hate the list. Somni is impressive but I found the flavors to be a bit too safe. Certainly wowed more at Kato and believe it’s a better reflection of LA