tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post8939191960299696052..comments2024-02-25T05:23:15.261-05:00Comments on food for thought | a miami food blog: A Spice for all SeasonsFrodnesorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-18876106566828083432009-05-11T18:52:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:52:00.000-04:00"men"-you men eat your dinner...jeez!"men"-you men eat your dinner...jeez!Danny Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538875863110231038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-33864677916406802952009-05-11T18:43:00.000-04:002009-05-11T18:43:00.000-04:00As Willie Dixon sang:
You mean eat your dinner
Eat...As Willie Dixon sang:<br />You mean eat your dinner<br />Eat your pork and beans.<br />I eat more chicken <br />Any man ever seen.<br />Including the gynecologist's wife's paillard.<br /><br />Now as far as paying to participate in Spice, it is still quite costly for the restaurants, so I don't know where you got your info.Danny Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538875863110231038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-23484358264247966182009-05-11T17:30:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:30:00.000-04:00Danny - restaurants actually may not be paying to ...Danny - restaurants actually may not be paying to play anymore but I nonetheless agree - if you're going to do it, why do it half-assed? That's partly why I think the Spice menu is usually a "tell" for how much restaurants really care about feeding their customers well.<br /><br />I'm not necessarily a chicken-hater; a certain South Park episode comes to mind:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-47627396856457379462009-05-11T16:15:00.000-04:002009-05-11T16:15:00.000-04:00Restaurants pay a lot of money to be involved in t...Restaurants pay a lot of money to be involved in this promotion. The Herald (VPE) did a small piece on this last year that spelled out the fees. If it doesn't work for the restaurant owner, no one is forcing them to be involved. <br /><br />But for anyone to do their part half-assed defeats the whole purpose of the promotion. Unfortunately, that is what often happens for the most part in Danny Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538875863110231038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-19702400937095022732009-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:002009-05-08T09:23:00.000-04:00I think part of why prixe fix menus are much more ...I think part of why prixe fix menus are much more successful in Paris, for example, is because the restaurants still offer some of their best dishes. This past summer I ate foie gras, frog legs, goat cheese raviolis, and plenty other amazing dishes all off a prixe fix menu in Paris. The whole point of prixe fix is to give you a chance to try some of the best the restaurant has to offer at a more Marvin Candle's armhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04960137889787745905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-83463176513035900812009-05-04T17:09:00.000-04:002009-05-04T17:09:00.000-04:00Im really not a big fan of the whole Miami Spice t...Im really not a big fan of the whole Miami Spice thing, though I do understand its purpose. There have been a few places that Ive tried the Spice Menu at but Ive always felt awkward about it. I feel like its a lot of give on the part of the restaurant and a lot of take on the part of the diner. And Im 100% a diner. Its kinda insulting I guess, like telling a girl, "Well, I wasn't going to askSteveBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203167407546384904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-79775867663763150112009-05-04T14:50:00.000-04:002009-05-04T14:50:00.000-04:00Frod - that had slipped my mind regarding the week...Frod - that had slipped my mind regarding the weekend spice.<br /><br />Chad - I have never been to your restaurant though it rides high on my list. In truth I will probably be making it over there while this spice menu is out. The dishes do sound engaging. In that sense, I think laboring through making that menu has paid off.FeatherInHisHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559859474234102410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-2359145964040106972009-05-04T13:06:00.000-04:002009-05-04T13:06:00.000-04:00The feeling extends to both sides of the fence. I...The feeling extends to both sides of the fence. I can say, for us at least, that we put the same effort into the Spice menu as we do for any other menu (and we don't just pull items from the regular menu like most other restaurants). This last incarnation was particularly difficult to write. We had to take the price point to heart more than we usually would considering the economy. Consider chadhttp://chadzilla.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-17790211884129402402009-05-04T11:57:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:57:00.000-04:00Jason - keep in mind some places (including Bourbo...Jason - keep in mind some places (including Bourbon Steak) do not offer the Spice menu on weekends. But yes, some places treat the Spice menu like a highly classified document even on days that it is offered.Frodnesorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830756373260010912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8360180337648262818.post-30705170730993448222009-05-04T11:23:00.000-04:002009-05-04T11:23:00.000-04:00I think your dissection is spot-on and its sad/goo...I think your dissection is spot-on and its sad/good that they make their lack of impetus so transparent. i have not taken advantage of the spring spice yet, but I recommended Bourbon Steak this past weekend to a group and they were not offered the Spring Spice menu, another common offense that plays into your paragraph #3FeatherInHisHathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16559859474234102410noreply@blogger.com