Is "gourmet" food a scam ?

>>8410277
If that image reflects your actual opinion I just feel bad for you.

>>8410285
Literally explain what about that is opinion. cost, ingredients, calories, size are objective facts

>>8410291
>meat
>cheese

>>8410277
Gourmet is a waste of money, the only thing you should pay more for is higher quality fresh ingredient. Like a big mac actually made fresh with fresh organic ingredients instead of a disgusting overprocessed burger only made palatable by large amounts of taste enhancers.

>>8410285
hes right though, retard. the Big Mac is an amazing burger when its fresh.

>>8410305
>its only ever worth buying from fast food outlets

>>8410314
what

>>8410277
The real answer is that sometimes it is and sometimes it isn't. If you know food you can see it a mile away, right off the menu description. Obviously your pic is an extreme example, but quail breast over bacon lentils could be a $30 plate if made correctly.

I can't think of any single entree north of $50 that is actually worth it unless it's some super rare protein like Rhino or something.

>>8410277
Well since gourmet restaurants go broke rather often, I assume it's not.

Nine times out of ten, yes, it is an extortionate rip-off deigned to part fools from their money.

>>8410332

But ALL restaurants go bankrupt rather often so I'm not sure how that tidbit matters.

>>8410329
anon, have you eaten fucking Rhino or something?

LOL at the screenshot.

Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

>>8410535
Yes

>>8410277

The real scam is adding literal pieces of gold to a dish in order to artificially inflate the price. It's not really the "Most expensive X ever!" when you cheat like this.

>>8410277
Yes, but that doesn't mean fast food is good.

>>8410814
There was one I remember where "the most expensive sundae" came with a crystal bowl and a golden spoon that the customer keeps.

>>8410498
You would assume that a restaurant that asks for exorbitant prices and gets away with it, to be rather unlikely to go bankrupt.