e.w. niedermeyer: I have once again been radicalized by the Miami Grand Prix food menu

I have once again been radicalized by the Miami Grand Prix food menu

Me justifying the 300 dollars I just spent on chicken tenders: well it is HONEY mustard, not just regular mustard

you'd think for $300 they would at least tell you the secret sauce's secret

The secret is the sauce's father gave them a $5 million loan

I think that for $300 not only does the secret sauce secret stay secret, the secrecy of the secret sauce secret is protected by international assassins. Secret ones.

You leave the mayonnaise out in the sun

one hundred and ninety american dollars for a fucking fruit plate?

comes pre-chewed by a michelin tire chef

Not that I want to excuse any of this, but these are apparently bigger servings than we're imagining because they're intended to go suites and be consumed by multiple folks. That said: still bullshit.

Yeah they are for 4-6 people I think. But honestly, if you choose to go see F1 in Miami you kinda deserve to get fleeced. You could go see them race at Spa for less cash.

(and a better track)

No kidding. Although for all my shit talking both Miami and Las Vegas, it remains a fact that those are the only two races in the last two years that Max did not win. I hate it here.

Max won Vegas, but Charles at least tried to make it interesting.

I guess that "for multiple people" makes it a deductible business expense which puts those prices in context, especially since the tickets themselves aren't deductible any more. (I also guess that Belgium doesn't let you write off that stuff quite the same way.)

we fed wings to 4-6 people in college and it was like 50 bucks between us

Did you also charge them all $1700 admission to your dorm room? Because that was the entry price for the Miami GP.

welll....🤔....tuition was *high* at the time and I'm sure it wasn't F1 high but I betcha now it is! was a lot better investment than F1 tho

Nope, just a fruit plate. If it fucked you could justify that price

Underrated and Overheard

But 600 if you caviar it up.

And, to be frank, who would NOT caviar it up

Kiwi and caviar!

Yes, at this price, you had better be served ACTUAL ENDANGERED FLIGHTLESS BIRD

That's just for the plate, the fruits are extra

I'm offended by the watermelon. These are cheap fruits, people. Not even the good fruits.

or $190 for a batch of wings. It's a bargain.

I read these are 10-serving meals for VIP suites. maybe the F1 guy was lying, but that’s what I read

It's one banana, Michael, etc., etc.

one hundred and eighty fucking dollars for NACHOS I don’t care if that’s fucking wagyu, absolutely not

...are these pit crew sized? Because these aren't even conspicuous consumption level prices, but public displays of having more money than brains.

An update. Put the pitchforks down, for now, but keep them nearby.

does it help at all to know these are platters for ~10 people? (still bananas)

yeah they're for suites, so meant to feed a bunch - yes the prices are high! but not $180 for ONE PERSON high.

The handout menu said "serves four"

I better get a 55 gallon drum of nachos for that kind of money

A couple months ago a group of friends and I went to Jose Andres’ Bazaar, the most expensive meal I’ve ever had. It was cheaper than this, and I’m gonna take a wild guess about which one is higher quality.

Daughter was staying near filthy-rich beach area w friends who insisted this quaint market had the best lunch spot. Rest of us were staying elsewhere; met em all there once. Chicken & waffles $30 I nearly flipped the table when it arrived. You can’t slip a GREAT VALUE CHICKEN STRIP PAST ME

But what if you could pay $180 to Hard Rock Cafe for underwhelming nachos?!?

You just know that it’s got to be basically stadium/theme park food too. Like, stuff you’d eat while fully aware the whole time you’ve had better

thats normal for places without authentic mexican food try getting a real taco in wisconsin for anything under a grand youll be singin a different tune

WHAT

DOLLARS?!

$2.80 for lobster seems good value to me.

That's how much they'd charge at Augusta

Eat the rich, not their food.

You do you but I'm taking a lobster roll as my app before the main course

I love a good lobster roll, but unless it’s going to grant me three wishes it shouldn’t ever cost $280. Also truffle overpowers lobster and is just there to make it expensive instead of better.

Well if I'm eating the rich I could simply take my $280 back

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