the most expensive meal i’ve ever had was in las vegas at that restaurant that is inside the eiffel tower, on the strip. it just twinkles so nicely in the night sky.
i think it was close to $250 for my partner and i but it was so wonderful that i can’t think of any meal that tops it. the meat was just deliciously juicy and red — or maybe that was the ambience — and when we merely mentioned escargot, our waiter had said, “well that’s something we usually only serve at lunchtime, not dinner.” we were like, “oh that’s okay, thank you though!”
i was kind of bummed cause i’d wanted jacob to try it. i think it gets a bad wrap but i’d had many platters of it while in france and it had been years since i’d had it and my god i really wanted some more.
anyway, we’re nearing the end of our meal when our waiter came out with a platter of escargot and it was so buttery and garlicky that i couldn’t handle it. i was so happy. i don’t know how to use words to describe the insane euphoria i felt at getting to eat escargot again.
anyway the entire meal was delicious but i think i would have paid $250 just to eat those snails.
tales from the cove 