Burning money? 521$ Sushi bill

^ nice martinis and seafood ftw!

get a typical dry martini and toss in an Oyster with tobasco and down that bitch lol


uhg..that brings back bad memories lol

 

Actually, I live about 1000 yards from the Chesapeake Bay. I'm a commercial waterman and aquaculturalist. You can farm year round, wheras everything else is seasonal. It's almost like growing herb. I raise farm oysters for the only seafood company in Virginia that does shellfish farming. We guarantee overnight trucking anywhere from Connecticut to South Carolina/Savannah, Georgia and airmail throughout the United States in 24 hours, typically harvested, packaged, and shipped the same day. We're currently looking to boost orders worldwide and do more online processing... as we're the only company that isn't seasonal. Reef harvesting is contingent on licensure/seasons/weather... takes fuel. It's innefficient and rapes the environment/species harvested. There's new ways of doing things that people don't think about. You just have to do things differently and teach people. It took years to get approval to farm and everyone was up in arms over it.


http://mobjackbayseafood.com/



Haha... I think that's me sorting and I work with all those tokin Mexican bastards. We have our own dog that just chills there.

My favorite place for seafood is probably either King's Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg or Nick's Seafood Pavillion in Yorktown, VA.
Nick's Seafood Pavilion was founded by Nick and Mary Mathews in 1944. The original restaurant had 35 seats. Nick's has always served the finest in food since it's beginning. All of the statuary and paintings took 50 plus years to acquire. The chandelier in the front dining room came from Spain. It used to be lit with candles. The three chandeliers in the entrance way came from the John Marshall Hotel in Richmond, Virginia. Over the years, Nick's has expanded several times. The main building was built in 1952, the blue room in 1957, the entrance way in 1963 and the Nile Room in 1971. The Nile Room was named after the Nile River. There is a statue of Moses being taken from the bullrushes by the Pharoahs daughter.

Nick's has hosted many notable people. The list includes John Wayne, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Bennett, The Gatlin Brothers, Randy Travis, countless senators, a Prime Minister, Greek Archbishop, Colin Quinn, John Travolta, Sylvester Stallone, President Clinton, governors from all 50 states on their way to Lake Placid, NY for the 1980 Winter Olympics.

"Mr. Nick" passed away in 1983, on their way to Mississippi for "Miss Mary" to christen the U.S.S. Yorktown CG48. Miss Mary, as she was known, passed away in September 1998. York County purchased Nick's in March 2002 from the Jamestown Educational Trust who inherited The Mathews' Estate when Miss Mary passed away. The Yorktown master plan includes the building of a new restaurant on the water and additional parking on the existing Nick's site. York County plans to include some of the Nick's statuary and paintings in the new restaurant and an appropriate memorial to the Mathews.

 

god i love sushi. its mah favorite food

 

Ahh, come on, you know what I mean. I guess maybe oriental food would have been a better term. Either way, I'm not big into it.

 

Since when is a Chinese buffet considered Chinese?

Half of the stuff they cook, they don't eat themselves, anyway. There are special culinary arts schools in San Francisco and DC that teach how to cook "American" Chinese food...

And oriental food is all different. It's not my problem that people don't differ or have depth. I tend to prefer Thai and more oceanic food, as far as Asian food goes... but I prefer Japanese to Chinese as it's healthier... it's generally moreso traditional and less greasy than chinese, won't make you feel bloated like chinese.

But nothing really gets better than Thai/Malay/Balinese/Poly as far as variety goes in asian/oceanic food. I admit, I'm a bit biased--my mother is from Bali.

 

you ever eat viet food orsino?

 

Yeah, I love Viet food... I think Malay and Viet are the two hottest types. Viet food reminds me Filipino food with less grease/Spanish influence.

 

as far as asian food is concerned, i love nothing above indian, but being its own subcontinent it is rarely considered "asian" by most people i know. still, its in asia, so i think it counts....

but next up would be sushi.

i realize american chinese food is far from authentic, but i do have a penchant for sesame beef or chicken....delectable...

as far as seafood, i tend to stick to fish. i can't get over my food bias against shellfish and such....no oysters or clams or mussels for me, and not even lobster. i hear lobster is delicious...i've tried it and dont see why people like it so much, but regardless of how it tastes i can't get past feeling like i'm eating a giant bug from underwater....

i generally like to eat things that keep their skeleton on the inside of them, and things without pinchers or antennae.....

but then, like i said, its just an irrational food bias. i'd be up for eating a whole host of other foods most people wouldnt try....i just cant eat that stuff.

but hey, give me salmon, grouper, dolphin fish, yellowfin tuna, or shark any day of the week and i'll eat it with a huge fucking grin and beg for more

 

oh hey, btw, yeah that does look like a fucking killer spread there....that sushi looks awesome. but hows asahi? if its anything at all like sapporro you might as well have stuck with labatts.....

my experiences with japanese beer have left a LOT to be desired. but i've heard asahi is slightly better than sapporro.

but if you like it its all good. still, after drinking sapporro i'd want to wash down my sushi with tea or sake instead of beer, or else go with european pils.

 

the Asahi is my preferance for asian beer i'd say, it's a very dry beer with not much aftertaste, so i tend to enjoy it while eating

but yea, like you eating sushi i'd rather be drinking water or Tea most of the time

 

it would be no good at all for complimenting sushi, but the only beer i've ever had from asia that impressed me at all was lion stout

its an 8% ABV imperial stout made in singapore. most beers like this are pretty pricey because its a slightly uncommon style and considered something of a craft style...

its not the greatest imperial stout, but its still pretty tasty, and far better than most macrobrewed beers. the only place i know i can find it is a cigar shop i frequent where it is sold for something in the vicinity of 3.15USD (after taxes...before i think its 3.09) per 75cl bottle.....

its made in singapore, and i would actually highly recommend it. like i said, its not the best imperial stout i've had, but asian beer isnt generally anything to write home about, but this is actually pretty good, and for the ABV and the size, the price is far more than reasonable for a good beer.

of course you could get a 40 of malt liquor for half the price and get more of a buzz, but this is a GOOD beer at a VERY fair price, so its worth trying if you like strong beers and very dark and robust beers. just my 2¢

 

I don't mind a Red Stripe every now and then... but I like any european amber lager, most ales, and stouts.

Though, Yuengling is probably the best domestic. Of course, Coronas in Summer on special occasions... just because. It's Summer. You have to have Coronas in Summer. That's just how it is.

No malt for me, except for maybe Boone's Farm.

Though, I do like occasional wine or maybe a sour whiskey... or rum and coke.

 

I haven't read this entire thread, but I gotta say to spend that much on sushi is retarded. If your gonna spend your money at a nice restaraunt then don't go to some trendy ass place, go to a place with good food.

 

uhg...your an idiot.

you do know that there is so much more skill involved in preparing sushi properly then say, cooking a prime rib or serving the best chicken possible etc. as an entree

this place is hands down the best sushi i've aten, which is why i keep returning, and which is why i pay the prices i do for this quality product

now please enlighten me on where i should be going to get "good" food for that kind of money?

 

im so hungry now

 

How the fuck do you know if that restaurant is good or bad, for $500 it better be good.

 

30 bucks just for a rainbow rool - god damn

 

no you don't, corona's one of the worst beers available, though its like a quarter of a step above the likes of budweiser and pbr and miller....

even crappy beers like honey brown are better than corona.

if you like it drink it...but dont make up silly excuses...hell, i like strohs which is dirt cheap and really not that good at all, but i drink it because i think its the best value for dirt cheap beers...

and there's malt in every beer.

 

I'm just saying for $500 I want something a little better than uncooked fish. Honestly I think it's crazy to spend that much money on any food. I reallize it's an artform.....but daaaamn $500? Maybe I'm just not as cultured as the two of you.
arry:

edit: and doesn't this belong in the stoners lounge?

 

you still havent answered my question

what would YOU justify spending 500$ to eat?