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Seeing how I wanted to post something fun, I figured that I’d post about eating. Fine dining to be exact. Well actually, I’m probably not the best person to write on fine dining, but hey, I’ll do it anyways. I’ve been to a few pricey restaurants in my day, and some were worth it and others weren’t. The most expensive restaurant I’ve been to charged $90 a person. This price didn’t include any drinks either such as wine, which typically increases the price a lot. I’m not sure I’d ever go back to that place to eat again though. Oh well, on to my guide for fine dining!

1) Atmosphere makes the place. While this is a post on food, it’s hard to have good food when you’re trying to eat in a dump. If the place you’re eating at doesn’t have the appearance of a nice, clean place, then it may sometimes make the food not as enjoyable. If you’re constantly watching out for what you touch, then how can you actually enjoy the food! However, it is possible to eat at a place that looks amazing, but have the food be terrible, but hey, atleast the place looked nice!

2) Word of mouth. It never hurts to let your friends try out places first. If the place has terrible food, it’s not your stomach that’s complaining, but instead it’s your friends. If people highly recommend a place to you, then it might actually be worth checking out. Reviews by food critics never hurt either. Granted, not everyone has the same taste in food, but if they’re your friend, then you’re more likely than not to know whether you should trust them. Just make sure your friend doesn’t like to play practical jokes on you.

3) Good Company - Now that you’ve been able to find yourself a worthwhile place to go eat, make sure you go with good company. It’s definitely no fun to eat by yourself, and even less fun when you’re paying a lot to eat by yourself. So make sure that you have atleast 1 other person to go with to make it more enjoyable. You want to be able to have good food and a good time.

4) Don’t Go Hungry - Typically you wouldn’t want to be full when you go out to eat, because you wouldn’t even need to eat to begin with. Also, you’re not going to an All-you-can-eat buffet. Usually, when you’re going to a really high priced restaurant, don’t go expecting a lot of food. There are excpetions, such as steak places, a good Brazillian Steakhouse, or steak places, but mostly, the more expensive the restaurant, the less food you get. Don’t ask me why this is, but that’s what I’ve come to notice.

5) Dress the Part - Some restaurants require their patrons to be dressed up. Typically a dress for the woman and a jacket for the man. I think this is a pretty dumb idea, since I’m paying them a ton of money to eat, they should be letting me wear whatever I want. However, since that isn’t the case, make sure you wear appropriate attire to the restaurant you’re going to. You wouldn’t want to be turned away at the door because your tie’s too colorful now would you?

6) Don’t Worry About the Price…Too much - The point of this guide was for fine dining, emphasis on the fine. If you’re going to go to a nice restaurant, you should already know that the place will cost a lot of money. Just make sure you’re getting the service you deserve for the pretty penny you’re shelling out.

7) There’s Always McDonald’s! - In the end, it’s still food. While you’ll be able to tell your friends you went to a really nice place to eat, it’s still just food. Your stomach won’t know the difference between something you paid $60 for and a Big Mac. For me, I’d be perfectly happy eating at McDonald’s, even more so than some pricey places. If you didn’t like what you ate, just take a mental note to never go back to that place again.

Well there you have it, my quasi-guide to fine dining. I can say though, that some places are definitely worth trying out atleast once. A Brazillian Steakhouse is definitely one of those places. The waiters come around with quality meat on swords and it’s all you can eat meat. Although after you’ve been eating for awhile, you won’t be able to chew since your jaw will be too tired. You might even become sick of meat for a bit too. So next time you go someplace nice to eat, be sure to bring me along as well!