Austrian hotel has world's best wine list

[Monoriu]

Of all people on here aren't you the one usually most willing to spend money on food? I recall some stories of very expensive meals.

You only remember half the story.  I love good food, but I can't really afford it.  To save money, I try to -

1. Restrict myself to lunches;
2. Buy set menus as far as possible;
3. Buy food only.  No drinks;
4. Take advantage of discount offers.  Credit cards offer them all the time;
5. Share food with the wife.  Say, we may order 1 set lunch plus one appetiser to share between us;
6. Save on tips.

So we usually order tap water, even if we have meals at 3-star michelin (3 is max) restaurants in Paris. 

And I don't really enjoy wine anyway.  I just don't like the taste.  If the meal comes with a glass of red wine anyway, I usually try to see if I can get them to switch to orange juice or coffee.

[Ideologue]

Save on tips.

I don't even want you to elaborate, because I tire of being mad at you.

[Monoriu]

Save on tips.

I don't even want you to elaborate, because I tire of being mad at you.

[Ideologue]

[Ed Anger]

I spent a hundred bucks on a cake. Plus shipping.

https://www.peninsulagrill.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2

[Syt]

I spent a hundred bucks on a cake. Plus shipping.

https://www.peninsulagrill.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2

I doubt it's better than Imperial Cake.

https://www.imperialtorte.at/en/shop/welcome-to-the-shop/

[garbon]

I spent a hundred bucks on a cake. Plus shipping.

https://www.peninsulagrill.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2

Eww. Coconut cake...

[The Minsky Moment]

It appears to be out of my price range, but Minsky might be interested.

Have to see the food menu too, but I'd be tempted to pull the trigger on one of those Nikolaihof gruners, nothwithstanding the deep French bench, on the "when in Rome" theory of wine selection.
Austrian wine has done nicely since they dropped the antifreeze. 

[Ideologue]

Where are all the financial scolds who get on my back about buying blu-rays now?

[CountDeMoney]

Save on tips.

I don't even want you to elaborate, because I tire of being mad at you.

No shit.  Nigga's not full until he wipes out a subspecies of African Rhino, but he'll shaft the waiter.

[Syt]

Austrian wine has done nicely since they dropped the antifreeze. 

There was a lot of resistance when quality controls were increased after the scandal, but it's done wonders for the wines in the region.

[garbon]

Where are all the financial scolds who get on my back about buying blu-rays now?

Are you thinking of paying those prices for wine or cake?

[Zanza]

Where are all the financial scolds who get on my back about buying blu-rays now?

We assume that Minsky has already paid his law degree. 

[Gups]

It appears to be out of my price range, but Minsky might be interested.

Have to see the food menu too, but I'd be tempted to pull the trigger on one of those Nikolaihof gruners, nothwithstanding the deep French bench, on the "when in Rome" theory of wine selection.
Austrian wine has done nicely since they dropped the antifreeze. 

Gruner is very "in" over here right now, along with Jura & Galician whites. I personally think it's a bit over priced compared to other decent mid-price whites.

Most extensive wine list I ever saw was in a pizza place in a ski resort in Switzerland. They did nothing but basement level Italian - pizzas, spag bog etc but had an 120 page wine list with 20 or so vintages of all of the top bugundies, first growths etc

[garbon]

Where are all the financial scolds who get on my back about buying blu-rays now?

We assume that Minsky has already paid his law degree.