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What Happens When Second Graders Are Treated to a Seven-Course, $220 Tasting Meal?
NYT mag ^ | 10/10/14 | JEFFREY BLITZ

Posted on 10/13/2014 9:28:08 AM PDT by Baynative

One Saturday afternoon last month, six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn got a head start on the fine-dining life when they visited the acclaimed French restaurant Daniel. There, five waiters presented them with a seven-course tasting menu (after the trio of canapés and an amuse-bouche, naturellement). The meal was overseen by the star chef and eponym himself, Daniel Boulud, whose goal was, he says, “for the children to really discover a lot of flavor, a lot of layers, a lot of texture.”

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: 7course; kids; meals
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To: Baynative
Bttt.

5.56mm

41 posted on 10/13/2014 10:34:44 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: Eva

“When my second was born, we found out that it was the child, not our parenting skills.”

Having had 6 kids and numerous g/kids, I can attest to that.


42 posted on 10/13/2014 10:35:03 AM PDT by Graybeard58 (Liberalism empties treasuries, blackens souls, and decimates everything it touches)
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To: Scoutmaster

Agreed on all counts. :o)


43 posted on 10/13/2014 10:36:02 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

“Did it meet the standards set by Michelle O?”

Was 1 pack of ketchup enough to drown the food in?


44 posted on 10/13/2014 10:36:35 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Time for torches and pitchforks.)
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To: Red Badger

“I can get one rib and a sip of pop”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNQRqAoT-2c


45 posted on 10/13/2014 11:05:43 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.-JFK)
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To: BunnySlippers

Just as a note, when I say ‘Somebody Else’s Money,’ I mean the Somebody Else is present and paying for the meal. If I travel on my own and will be billing the client for lodging and meals, I don’t stay in the fanciest hotels nor dine at restaurants like Per Se or Daniel.


46 posted on 10/13/2014 11:09:06 AM PDT by Scoutmaster (You knew the job was dangerous when you took it, Fred.)
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To: jq2

...and so often the comments either contradict what was said in the original posting article or have nothing to do with the topic at hand.


47 posted on 10/13/2014 11:29:05 AM PDT by C. Edmund Wright (www.FireKarlRove.com NOW)
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To: Scoutmaster

I pay sometimes. sometimes someone else pays.

If it’s for business, they pay.

Fine dining is fun and satisfying.


48 posted on 10/13/2014 11:41:41 AM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Hot Tabasco

The little girl with the front teeth missing said she liked the broccoli the best.


49 posted on 10/13/2014 1:04:04 PM PDT by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: Baynative

Not a Moochie meal eh?


50 posted on 10/13/2014 3:47:08 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (AGW-e is the climate "Domino Theory")
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To: Mike Darancette
Nothing about this gathering of kids would be approved by the Mooch. Certainly not the mingling of races without some sort of disclaimer and political statement.

Then again, she might have flown them to Paris with a couple hundred of her friends. (snark, snark)

51 posted on 10/13/2014 4:42:05 PM PDT by Baynative (Did you ever notice that atheists don't dare sue Muslims?)
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To: goldstategop; GeronL

How much did each of the kiddos tip on their $220 meals? $40 sound about right?


52 posted on 10/14/2014 8:27:24 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: Cowboy Bob
I notice they didn’t invite any Asian kids to participate. I’d say there was some discrimination going on here.

With the 3 highlighted dishes being Japanese in nature, maybe they get it at home.

53 posted on 10/14/2014 8:28:27 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
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To: a fool in paradise

“Can I jut get a cheeseburger?....... to go?”


54 posted on 10/14/2014 9:43:53 AM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: Baynative

Coming late to the party, but this thread really strikes a chord with me. My dad was in the restaurant business, and my childhood was essentially a seven-course dinner at a wonderful bistro. I was NOT allowed to dislike any food UNTIL I tasted it. We ate all over the country, and then all over the world. I really appreciate wonderful food; the only thing I ever truly disliked was Nopales cactus, which I had in Mexico. Yuk.

I have always been amazed at the concept of “picky eaters.” Expose kids to a variety of excellent food and there will be no problem. BTW, “excellent food” does not include packaged, canned or frozen stuff. Truly, it’s very easy to cook from scratch.


55 posted on 10/14/2014 6:06:16 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: Veto!

I love nopales in an omelet. I mix it into the eggs with some cilantro and different spices

Nom nom !


56 posted on 10/14/2014 7:01:54 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: Califreak

Cilantro makes everything better:)


57 posted on 10/14/2014 8:50:17 PM PDT by Veto! (Opinions freely expressed as advice)
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To: Veto!

It isn’t really that hard to cook decent food. Seems like a lot of people don’t cook too much anymore.

I prefer scratch with freshest ingredients possible but I took a shortcut on gumbo tonight by just tossing in a mix instead of spices and file powder.

I’ll never do that again. It had a weird chemical aroma and flavor.


58 posted on 10/14/2014 9:44:43 PM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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