I went to a little forum last week on Wednesday that involved world-famous genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter and the VP of ExxonMobil's Research unit, Emil Jacobs at Rice University. They were talking about their joint effort to genetically tweak algae to create recyclable biofuels on a mass scale. Anyways, it was a public event but by the "cocktail party" food items they had available, you would have thought the leaders of nations were there. I had no idea what most of the stuff there was, but I was a little hungry so I had a couple of tiny sandwiches. This raised numerous questions for me.
1) Why do snobbish events always have food that nobody has ever heard of?
2) Why does that food not taste very good?
3) Why do they serve it in such little portions?
4) Why is it so expensive?
5) Why do people pay for it AND eat it?
Think about it....when was the last time you went to some eclectic or upscale restaurant? Did you not ask your at least 1 if not all of those questions? I don't get it. If anybody has a clue, please feel free to comment? Personally I'd rather pay 1/5th as much for food that I recognize and that I know tastes better.
Yeap... I cannot/will not go to a place that will serve me a little plate of something for around $100.00.
ReplyDeleteI like my BIG plate of good food. However, good is a very subjective word. Food that is good for me, it's probably yucky for others... so???