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Pricing transparency is one of the nice things that has come out of the mobile revolution. I think it'll become more and more common. For an alternative vision
by beat 12y ago
Pricing transparency is one of the nice things that has come out of the mobile revolution. I think it'll become more and more common.
For an alternative vision, Chicago's Alinea restaurant (with 3 Michelin stars, one of the greatest restaurants in the world, possibly the greatest in America) has gone from traditional reservations to a ticket-based model. You buy tickets in advance for your meal, like you would a sporting event or a concert. Tickets aren't refundable, but they're transferable. That's a fascinating model, at least for a restaurant that can be jampacked full with wait times running out weeks or months in advance.
- mod 12y agoAre the tickets entry-only? Then presumably you pay for your meal as well? Perhaps you could just pay for drinks, I guess, and have the meal on the ticket. I assume their price covers all your typical upcharges anyway.
- beat 12y agoThe tickets are for the meal. Meal runs like $300 per person or so... I'll find out later this year, when I plan to buy tickets for my daughter and myself. She's a budding chef, and we should eat at the most powerful restaurant we can one of these days!
- maxerickson 12y agoThread about the ticketing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7853786 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7853786