[QUOTE=Pna; 1306415]Well, why is the prime rib better at Gibson's than the greek joint on the corner? It's still just a hunk of dead cow, but it's what they DO with it that counts, and everyone's taste is different. You like the joint your reporting on, other may find it less interesting. To each his own.
I will say that it's nice to hear there are some spots that are trying to rise above being the McDonald's of jizz and paying attention to the intangibles.[/QUOTE]I agree completely, and the question was rhetorical. It's interesting that it doesn't seem like incrementally there's a lot more effort involved in this operation, yet they command such a significant bump in price that some people are willing to pay. There's a ton of competition among relatively-equivalent AMPs and LMPs, but I don't know any other places like this around, so they have a lock on a certain segment of the monger community. So either that segment isn't as large as I think, it's very difficult to get a certain class of woman with the right attitude to work in this sort of job, or no one has figured out how to replicate it yet.
I keep wanting to try other options but I've been burnt so many times by crappy experiences, and I don't have too many opportunities to get out for this sort of fun, so I think I'll keep playing it safe for now.
