this amuses me for the name alone, The Fat Duck
A British magazine called Restaurant has just named a new "best" eatery in the world and the winner is "The Fat Duck" of Bray, a village near London. The Fat Duck bumps "French Laundry," a restaurant in California, out of the top spot, which it has occupied for the past two years.
The restaurant world is bonkers for change and the menu at The Fat Duck proves it. Check out the frozen desserts for example: Sardines-on-toast sorbet, pommery-grain mustard ice cream, and bacon-and-egg ice cream. Or you can try the mango and douglas fir puree or the leather, oak, and tobacco chocolates. [is anyone finding these flavors appealing?]
Now, The Fat Duck sounds like a fun place to dine, but here's my question. Is anyone asking what would happen if we ate three meals a day for a month at The Fat Duck? Of course not, because the average tab here is about $120 per person, so who could afford it? But if we could eat three meals a day there, we'd begin to look like, well, fat broke ducks.
maybe they should rename it "The Skinny Wallet"
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