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Come up with mock Ask HN "Maserati Problem" posts: - Ask HN: How do I deal with picking the right chef for my startup? - Ask HN: What is the best private a
by jasonlbaptiste 16y ago
Come up with mock Ask HN "Maserati Problem" posts:
- Ask HN: How do I deal with picking the right chef for my startup?
- Ask HN: What is the best private airfield in the SF/Bay Area for the company jet?
- Ask HN: Can anyone from Google recommend Baer's for employee transportation?
- Ask HN: PS3 or XBox 360 in the break room?
- Ask HN: How do I let my wife know I've slept with my EA?
- tptacek 16y ago- Ask HN: Got Ramen Profitable. Then TGI Fridays Profitable. Then Prime House Profitable. Now French Laundry Profitable. What next?
- jasonlbaptiste 16y agoHookers and blow profitable of course.
- crystalis 16y agoAlinea Profitable. El Bulli Profitable. El Bulli in Spring Profitable.
- tptacek 16y agoAlinea surprisingly not that crazily-priced.
- dzlobin 16y agothe tour + wine will easily run 500 a person, FWIW
- tptacek 16y agoDid it, with clients, my perception was about 200 less than that per person. Other restaurants, incl. some named here: much more expensive. The wine selections, btw? Totally worth it. Made the meal. And I'm not a crazy wine person.
- ecuzzillo 16y agoAre you sure you didn't have the tasting, rather than the tour? If not, I'm confused, since the tour is $225, and then the wines are said to be nearly as much as the meal, so with tip, that would put it just about at $500 a person. Even with zero wine, it'd be $270 with service. Also, I may spontaneously combust with envy.
- tptacek 16y agoI am 100% positive everyone had the tour. Dinner took SIX HOURS. I am less positive about the pricing, but I remember a number that started with a "3", and I remember thinking "I am surprised that this is not the most expensive meal in Chicago". (I meant to communicate, "200 less than 500". Sorry!) Don't be envious. Come work for us! We will take you to Alinea.
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- rdl 16y agoEl Bulli is not actually that expensive for the meal itself ($250/person?), but it's impossible to get a reservation. Since they announced they will be closing and turning into a cooking school in 2012, it's basically impossible to get a reservation unless you Know Someone. Steve Jobs can get a table as a walk in, probably, but your average $10-50mm exit startup founder cannot.
- mtr 16y agoFrom Wikipedia: "It accommodates only 8,000 diners a season, but gets more than two million requests." It's also claimed that the restaurant loses money, so why not raise prices??
- tptacek 16y agoEl Bulli is closed after this season. It books up a year in advance. It does indeed lose money, but it's a loss-leader for a larger Adria empire. Long story short, none of us are going to El Bulli.
- daeken 16y agoAsk HN: How do I scale my mansion while minimizing the walking distance from one side to the other?
- philwelch 16y agoFun fact: the Pentagon was designed as a solution to that problem (well, for an office building, not for a mansion).
- MikeCapone 16y ago- Ask HN: When I get invited to Larry and Sergei's xmas party, what should I wear?
- jeffbarr 16y agoShould I drive my Ferrari or my other Ferrari?
- waterlesscloud 16y agoThis is by definition not a Maserati Problem.
- patio11 16y agoAsk HN: Got nothing to do this week. Anything good on TV?
- shughes 16y agoAsk HN: I'm going on my first date with a real girl. But my only formal attire is a Red Voyager Star Trek uniform. Should I spend money on formal clothing, or will my Star Trek uni be reasonable?
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- daniel-cussen 16y agoWhat's an EA?
- spicyj 16y agoExecutive assistant, I believe.
- cperciva 16y agoAsk HN: How do I get started as an angel investor?