Success in Situations, How Not to Criticize a Restaurant, and Price Fixing
Jan 11, 2024
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In this podcast, Dave and Chris discuss their Master of Your Domain challenge, play a game of Price Fixing, and talk about the importance of tasting and consuming food. They also share their experiences with Arawan and earthquakes, discuss missed opportunities and unrecognized talent, and explore the impulse to criticize restaurants.
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Quick takeaways
Different restaurants offer a wide range of prices for similar dishes, indicating the importance of considering value for money when dining out.
The perception of success can vary depending on the context and situation in which it is assessed.
Menus can provide valuable insights into a restaurant's offerings, price points, and overall dining experience.
Deep dives
Walsley Afternoon Tea Service
The Walsley in London offers an elegant afternoon tea service with sandwiches, scones, cakes, and tea for around $56.
English Breakfast
The Walsley serves an English breakfast with eggs, bacon, sausage, beans, tomato, black pudding, and mushrooms for about $31.
Baba Ganoush
At Leila in Detroit, their Baba Ganoush comes with bread and costs around $9.
Roast Chicken
Leila also offers a half roasted chicken with parsley and red onion salad, yogurt tahini sauce, and pine nuts for approximately $36.
Levenita Cocktail
Tachaka in Oakland serves a Levenita cocktail made with blanco tequila, spiced pear, almond honey, and lemon juice for about $12.
Dave and Chris kick off the pod with a check-in on their Master of Your Domain challenge.
They later play a game of Price Fixing (or Culinary Battleship), which covers the menus at afternoon tea icon the Wolseley in London, Haitian newcomer T’chaka in Oakland, and sleek-and-chic Lebanese restaurant Leila in Detroit.
Dave and Chris also discuss how context and situations can determine the perception of someone’s success.