Some folks must live on a different orb than I do....

Can't tell if this is a joke.

Now I'm wondering how good ice cold Korean beer is.

Absolutely miss going out to restaurants. I'm a Gen-Xer, DINK, own one car outright, mine is company provided. Extremely reasonable mortgage, not much else in terms of expenses. I live in a walk-able area, and miss heading to the local bar/restaurant Saturday morning when they're fairly empty. I get a couple of beers, and a pizza. Eat half the pizza, and give the rest to my FIL who lives next door. Bartender is cute, and the staff know me, and we usually chat up about various things.

Miss dinners out with the wife too. We don't usually go to steak houses, but bill is typically slightly over $100. Not a dessert person, but cocktails are expensive going out. Again, we frequent similar places, and like chatting up with the staff, or friends we see out.

80%+

Based on some of these responses I’m starting to think that the lockdown hasn’t really impacted many of your daily lives.:p

It has mine, I'm busier than ever. Even with two technicians we can't keep up.

way better on paper. my local Korean place..and there is only ONE of them. they serve local brews. thank goodness. HITE? OB? i have moved on from them. i dont think i have even had a Chinese beer for a decade.

Not sure if he has but I have and most of them I count as friends. They know pretty much what I like and I can tell you way more about their families than I should.
Interesting people in all walks really. Several of our local go to's have actually checked up on us.
We met this guy as a "kid" in a restaurant in Bali twenty some years ago and now he has a whole family we know. We still talk with him and his family on a regular basis and get together every time we go back. BTW, he also reached out to check on us.

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So your previous post about a filet you picked up was for two also and included sides in that 10 minute meal?

Yeah, I miss fine dining. I can cook as well as what I get in a restaurant but the food's just part of the experience.

I'd say I am surprised at some of the curmudgeons here but that would be a lie. From previous threads on clothing, shoes, cologne usage, haircuts and a dozen other things I have figured out that my expectations and goals are different than most of the herd here.

When the day comes, I'll spend my last nickel, not whine about it.

i'm with Java.

i have had some great meals at restaurants. i have ate a few and thought to myself, "i think i can make this". i will then proceed to grill the server. one time, i asked a server and vaporlocked her. she had no clue. the chef came out and talked to me about it. he gave me some clues on his tomato Bisque!! he was super cool.

i have had oyster shucking lessons right there at the meal, one guy took me back and showed me his braised turkey legs in action. it was way easier than i thought. this was in SF. a famous hofbrau. lately this one place had an awesome mac/cheese. the chef told me it was simple. i said, "i taste chicken broth"..he laughed at me and agreed. he made me promise to bring him a plate of mine. i havent yet.

restaurants can be a blast. letting the table next to you taste an appetizer, etc. make it fun. i am not checking off this planet being a loner.

We were sitting around talking about the stock market and some amazing growth stock once and my brother’s best friend said, “too bad I invested all of my money in restaurant meals... :)

That’s pretty much my mantra. Going out to eat at awesome restaurants w friends and living in a great city is such an integral part of life to me...I just could not imagine forgoing it. What are we all working for if not to enjoy life? A base model Kia will get you to some miserable job every day just as well as a Porsche, what’s the point?

Agreed with Denis. Had a great dinner with another couple on Friday night, awesome time even though the restaurant was trying to shake off some major cobwebs. Similarly had a wonderful Mother’s Day brunch with another family on Sunday. It’s not just about good food, it’s about spending time with friends. To me that’s worth every penny.

most excellent

I’m just barely a boomer, I guess. I am okay with affordable joints, defining that as up to $25/person including drink, especially if I can’t make it at home. Get much above that and I start having thoughts like “this is something I’m not going to do again for a while”. I’ve no problem spending $300 on ingredients for a dinner party and opening a couple 20 year old wines for guests, but if I spend that on a restaurant bill, it better be a meal I’m still reliving in my head years later.

I'm not sure of what to do...when finally entering a restaurant.
Seems like more than a year since dining in one.

And I can't wait.

There is actually a Chinese beer called "China Beer". It's not bad. When Spencer's market in Morro Bay used to be called Gong's Market, they carried it in the store. I think it was one guy trying to import beer from China into the USA and slapping in English label on the bottle. My dad met the guy and he gave us one case of his beer and we bought probably another two or three cases because Dad like to the guy.

I find Asian beers to taste the best at above 90% humidity and/or in the company of spicy food. (Though there are some pretty good microbreweries coming up in vietnam and taiwan!)

Spent a couple weeks riding around SE Asia and developed quite a taste for BeerLao, but I've never tried it in the US because I don't think it would translate.

Same for Korean beer -- probably would never buy a sixer on my own, but when splitting a cheap pitcher with friends and using it to cool my mouth off after some spicy wings, really hits the spot. Horses for courses, I guess.

Step back for a little second.

He's sofa king busy he cant be bothered to go out to eat. Plus, he's a self proclaimed industrious SOB, along with his friends. His friends, like him, know what's important in their station.

Yet he pisses massive time away on this old guy forum with a heavy slant on arguing, belittling and laying down his "absolutes".

It's a lie.

He's like Tabs without credibility.

A troll.