She has another article about spending $460 on a dinner. Does shilling for chain restaurants pay that well?

https://www.businessinsider.com/review-is-the-capital-grille-worth-it-for-family-2024-2

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A filet mignon is one of my 13-year-old daughter’s favorite dinners, so she was thrilled to find one on the menu.

At $58, it was about the same price as my steak entrée. She ate nearly all of it, only taking a little home as leftovers.

The price of one of her kid’s meals costs more than an average restaurant meal for my family

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27 points

You could buy the filet from a grocery store, grill it at home, and feed the whole family for that same price PLUS there’s a very good chance it’ll taste better.

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15 points

That shit doesn’t even look good. $460 could literally get you a Michelin star tasting menu dinner for two.

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I once went on a date to a place that had a Michelin star and it wasn’t that expensive. I think I made it out under $70.

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That’s why I specified the tasting menu part. With those you’re essentially getting a show for two plus hours and like a dozen different small plates of the best food you’ve ever had.

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62 points

Terri Peters lives in Florida

Florida minimum wage: $12

$165 meal ÷ $12/hr = 13.75 hours worked to pay for one family meal (pretax)

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Let’s just be more honest: if you’re the sole breadwinner for a family of four and making $12 an hour, the only thing on the menu is starvation. Meat is unthinkable.

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literally just an ad for outback

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if your 13 year old declares filet mignon is their favorite dish, you have fucked up your child.

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26 points

My in laws have a kid way younger than the others, he gets the most expensive stuff off the menu everywhere they go, literally lobster and filet mignon and shit. Little weirdo goes on about wanting a Lamborghini and a Tesla. It’s so wild to see.

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filet mignon seems like a boomer food to me

it’s like mowing the lawn excessively (also a boomer habit), you pay a lot and spend a lot of effort for nothing. It’s the chicken breast of the cow.

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Yeah, filet mignon is only expensive because it’s a super small cut, not because its the best.

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I could cook you up some steaks, french fries, and a bottle of cheap wine for under $20 lady

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41 points

But can you turn an onion into a 1320 calorie monstrosity?

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44 points

anything’s possible with the power of a deep fryer

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24 points

And a heaping scoop of flavored

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god those things are good, i wish there was a different place that did them *near me that i knew abt

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28 points

Marry me

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Sorry bub I’m already married happily to my cat

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Soros and Softie underneath the tree

P-O-S-T-I-N-G

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