What im wondering is how long did that meal take? because in another thread there was a larger meal that was made and it only took 3 hours to eat … and I feel if the desk guy followed his instincts it wouldn’t have happened … and they didn’t think there be cameras?
and only 4 years … I wondered if they offered a deal for them to rat out who they sold the wine to…
Here’s a photo of a tasting menu from the restaurant, which is probably pretty close to what they ordered - sea anenome, prawns, a Bloody Mary, two services of oysters, ceviche, pickled monkfish, Iberico ham, hake, roast pigeon, green tea cake, bacon chocolate ice cream, and assorted sweets, for 155 euros per person.
Considering that this place has three Michelin stars, each of those courses is probably no more than 2 or 3 bites served over the course of a few hours.
That sounds delicious.
By following his instincts, I take it you mean not leaving his desk to bring her a salad and then leaving again to bring her a dessert — but, as far as I can tell, per the link the other half of this is that their plan only makes sense if they could count on the keycard being left unattended, at that desk, both times.
:shiver: Two each their own. I could do the Bloody Mary and the the ham.
I’d love to eat that meal. I wonder about pickling monkfish though. It has such a distinct, unique flavor why change it?
This will be a movie/cop procedural episode in a week, I bet. Maybe spiced up with a murder.
Eh, 4 years is way too much. A 200 year old bottle of fermented grape juice is somehow worth $300K? Only if there are enough decadent suckers walking the planet.
Then again, I always root for the thieves in art and jewelry heists. As long as nobody gets hurt.
And we shouldn’t worry about crystallized bits of carbon and other minerals just because some people might be willing and able to pay huge amounts of money for them. That painting is horrible and why should I care if someone steals it? Who the hell cares about an original Shakespeare manuscript, when I can get a copy of it on Amazon for a few bucks?
The value of everything is always subjective, being worth precisely what someone is willing to pay or trade for it. Not everyone likes what you like (and vice versa).
I don’t give a shit. Fuck 'em. Steal it all. For extra points, play Robin Hood.
That meal sounds delicious! I ate a seven course meal that took three hours…and we didn’t even notice how long it took. The time flew by.
Is it o.k. if we steal your stuff, @BlankSlate ?
I agree. There’s a great line from a cop (Denis Leary) in “The Thomas Crown Affair” (the new one):
But look, the week before I met you, I nailed two crooked real estate agents and a guy who was beating his kids to death.
So, if some Houdini wants to snatch a couple swirls of paint that are really only important to some very silly rich people I don’t really give a damn.
If you do it right (and with a really light hand) you could still bring out the flavor of the monkfish. I’d love to try it.
This is a pretty great looking tasting menu, and surprisingly inexpensive for a Michelin 3 star. Especially with tax included and without an American-size tip expected (IIRC).
Anyone that unpricipled would very likely be willing to do many other Very Bad Things, including to you.
So, could I get away with $850 grand if I ate only a 7 course meal?
I was disappointed to read the article and find out they only booked the meal to case the joint, and returned after hours to steal the wine. I really wanted to read a story about how they showed up wearing oddly baggy clothes, and left the restaurant with odd bulges under their pants, making clinking sounds as they walked.
One big difference is that a painting on the wall of an art gallery can be enjoyed by millions of people. Assuming that 200 year old bottle of wine is ever opened and consumed (which I doubt), how many people will have the opportunity to enjoy (if that’s the correct term, which I also doubt) a sip?
Really it’s just a status symbol, and nothing more. If someone accidentally dropped it on a hard floor and it shattered, it would be no different from the market value of an NFT suddenly going to zero. The only pleasure anyone is ever likely to derive from that bottle is in the fact of ownership, and that’s it. That’s why I’d be pissed at someone stealing a painting from an art gallery, but would applaud the theft of an object like this.
Anyone who can afford to drop six figures on a bottle of wine probably isn’t much of a saint, either.
So what? As far as the painting, is it okay to steal it from a private collector who never shows it, but not okay to steal it from a museum? So what if something is a status symbol? Since when is it okay to take other people’s stuff, assuming that they got it honestly? I don’t care if the wine is drinkable or turned to vinegar. It’s not up to you or me to say that means that stealing it is a greater or lesser crime (or worthy of applause, for fuck’s sake!)
We’re not talking intrinsic value here in any case. Maybe it’s a maguffin that’s you think is worth way less than I paid for it, nevertheless it’s my maguffin and I value it to the extent that I was willing and able to pay for it. Anyway, the thieves were clearly only in it for the money not for the status, since they sold it on. That makes it exactly the same as any other theft – wrong.
I can get behind all of those hypotheticals.
Yeah, pretty much. Stealing from a museum is a crime against the entire public. Stealing from one rich dude is just a crime against that one rich dude. I mean, I’m not saying it should be legal but if a painting goes from being in the possession of one guy who won’t let me see it, to be in the possession of a different guy who won’t let me see it, well… what do I care? Doesn’t really affect me one way or the other. And possibly, I know enough about that one rich dude who got robbed that I’m happy he’s suffered some sort of a set back.
In a country whose system of laws are, at least theoretically, decided by democratic action, I’d say it’s just the opposite. It’s entirely up to us to say which crimes are greater or lesser.
That’s not what “Mcguffin” means.