Mr Luxury Posted April 22, 2014 #551 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) Yes,I'm a Formans man also. I see that the Pecheur is the house pour today A day without peas is a day without peas. Edited April 22, 2014 by Mr Luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 22, 2014 Author #552 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Yes,I'm a Formans man also. I see that the Pecheur is the house pour today A day without peas is a day without peas. I love that Pecheur. It is the current house wine. The Rioja Reserva 2008 Berberana arrived today. It was so heavily discounted that once the BA miles are taken into account, it appears that I am being paid £80'ish to drink 48 bottles of it, Happy days!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 22, 2014 #553 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I love that Pecheur. It is the current house wine. The Rioja Reserva 2008 Berberana arrived today. It was so heavily discounted that once the BA miles are taken into account, it appears that I am being paid £80'ish to drink 48 bottles of it, Happy days!:) Well done Jeff it's always nice to be paid to drink wine. I have found a local restaurant that has a case of Lynch Bages 1989 being sold far too cheaply. I've said that I will have the lot and drink it when I go there for dinners. The saving will mean that dinner is free. Of course it always is when I'm being hosted :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 22, 2014 Author #554 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Well done Jeff it's always nice to be paid to drink wine. I have found a local restaurant that has a case of Lynch Bages 1989 being sold far too cheaply. I've said that I will have the lot and drink it when I go there for dinners. The saving will mean that dinner is free. Of course it always is when I'm being hosted :D You'll have to ration yourself with that ..... it has a lot of waiting left in it. Very envious. Is that around £750 menu price normally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 22, 2014 #555 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) You'll have to ration yourself with that ..... it has a lot of waiting left in it. Very envious. Is that around £750 menu price normally? Corney and Barrow have a case for £2750 Ive dealt for £150 a bottle in a restaurant The restaurant served at table price should be £550 a pop at least Seek and ye shall find Edited April 22, 2014 by Mr Luxury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 22, 2014 Author #556 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Corney and Barrow have a case for £2750 Ive dealt for £150 a bottle in a restaurant The restaurant served at table price should be £550 a pop at least Seek and ye shall find £150 seems around £80 under retail .... I must admit whilst I'll pay to experience an Armagnac or Malt ... buying marked up restaurant priced rare wine I cannot do. Even if I were genuinely unlimited the East-end lad in me couldn't do it. There always seems to me that over a certain level of base price you have to spend there is little correlation between taste-pleasure and price. Prices at that level is obviously the product of rarity not anything much to do with the taste of it. To me there becomes an inverse relationship between the price and the pleasure ... as I'll find myself thinking I should be giving the cash to Mary's Meals or Sreepur Village or Reprieve rather than drinking it. We all have our issues! I guess some of us can only go so far with our own self-indulgence. I'll spend anything on my twice weekly Ocado, and regular lobster and crab shipment from Cornwall though. I love adding value to ingredients ... although peasant food I think gives most pleasure. Bung us a bottle guv! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dover Duo Posted April 22, 2014 #557 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Pisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 22, 2014 #558 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Pisa No,I draw the line at drinking that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted April 23, 2014 #559 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Ive dealt for £150 a bottle in a restaurantThat's a remarkable price, below replacement cost based on quarterly global auction prices. Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 23, 2014 Author #560 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Pisa Well done ...... :D I know this one's too easy ..... but if you really want a challenge there is also a clue in the picture to the month(s) ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted April 23, 2014 #561 Share Posted April 23, 2014 That's a remarkable price, below replacement cost based on quarterly global auction prices. Nice job! The price is probably what was originally paid for the wine. This particular restaurant has changed ownership and the new owner is not keen on old world wines as they do not fit exactly with his cuisine. He is selling off some wine so that he can reinvest in new stock that will shift quickly. So we both win but I think that I have come off better ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #562 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Sticky chilli wings and rice. No peas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman The Cat Posted April 25, 2014 #563 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice shot of Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #564 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Nice shot of Nice. Well done .. but what month .. it is one of two. The clues are there ....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 varieties Posted April 25, 2014 #565 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Carnival, February and March? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #566 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Carnival, February and March? Well done .....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 varieties Posted April 25, 2014 #567 Share Posted April 25, 2014 ... and the prize is a packet of peas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #568 Share Posted April 25, 2014 ... and the prize is a packet of peas. Not the whole pack .... just a matching pair of peas Mange Tout ..... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #569 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Carnival, February and March? Thought you might like .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #570 Share Posted April 25, 2014 This one is easy peasy ...... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 25, 2014 #571 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Foodie pic looks interestingly alliumy... What food group is on the plate in the upper right ???? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #572 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Foodie pic looks interestingly alliumy...What food group is on the plate in the upper right ???? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Prawn Crackers. Wasn't being rude ... that is what they are!:) That chicken was really good. Sorry it is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 25, 2014 #573 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Oh u mean krupuk? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKCruiseJeff Posted April 25, 2014 Author #574 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I didn't know I did, but I googled ...and you you are right. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spinnaker2 Posted April 25, 2014 #575 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Wait til I tell my husband that someone said I was right ... He may fall over! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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