So you’ve decided to hobnob it up at a swanky,upscale eatery.
Maybe you’re celebrating a birthday or anniversary or hoping to impress someone on afirst date.
Perhaps fine dining is your usual fare of choice.
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Whatever your reason, buckle up because you’re in for a culinary adventure.
Artfully prepared dishes, robust wines, creatively crafted cocktails, anddecadent dessertsawait.
Don’t believe us?
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Take it from the chefs who have let us peek behind the curtain.
It’s ice cream, c’mon!"
If you see one on the menu and feel compelled to order it, think again.
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According to Gunderson, charcuterie and cheese boards are often overpriced at high-end restaurants.
Fancy mac & cheese dishes
Mmmm.
Comfort food never tasted so good, amiright?
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Mix in tasty morsels like lobster or truffles, and who could resist?
Well, resist, you must.
And,they’re expensive.
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Like, really expensive.
According toTruffle.Farm, a pound of Italian White Truffle runs about $1,580.
That’s because the restaurant will want you to see they are using fresh, amazing truffles.
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Shrimp cocktail
Shrimp cocktailis pervasively featured on fine dining menus across the nation.
It’s an effortless item to prepare and relatively inexpensive to find at the store.
First of all, bread is filling.
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You should save room in your belly for tasty and unique appetizers and your main dish.
“Additionally, guests can be given bread from the night before if the restaurant was slow.”
The only exception is if the restaurant has a notable bread program orthat bread has a following.
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Breaded and fried foods
Breaded, fried oysters, mozzarella sticks, chicken, or even lobster?
Should you do it?
Our chefs said no, for the most part.
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There could be an exception or two.
In many cases, that could be a signature dish related to the chef’s childhood, he said.
These types of items can be a great way to introduce texture.
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His advice is to never order a large fried protein as a standalone dish.
Kobe Beef
Authentic Kobe beef is Wagyu beef from the Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle.
He warns that many providers are putting out too many variations of Kobe with low grading.
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If that’s what you’re getting, then great!
If not, you might want to skip it.
A version of this story was originally published on October 16, 2022.
It has been updated to include new information.
