While I applaud the positivity here and relish it, when meals like this are no longer highly unusual to you they can also cease to be highly rewarding. The key

While I applaud the positivity here and relish it, when meals like this are no longer highly unusual to you they can also cease to be highly rewarding. The key to repeated pleasure in this arena is to not fetishize luxury or cost, but rather to focus on the things that matter to you like flavor, ingenuity or even authenticity. Personally, I’ve had more fine dining experiences than the average person but I’d trade dozens of them for the meatloaf sandwich at my favorite Greek diner.