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(CBS3.com)   Today's "insanely expensive sandwich getting free publicity from unnecessary media coverage" story comes to you from The City of Brotherly Love. Note to media: Expensive food is not newsworthy   (cbs3.com) divider line
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strangeguitar
2008-05-16 12:24:33 AM  
I'm from Philly and even I think cheesesteaks ae overrated.
 
jaylectricity [TotalFark]
2008-05-16 12:25:43 AM  
That's a fair price considering what they pay for Arlen Specter's cheese.
 
ImOscar
2008-05-16 12:38:02 AM  
Philadelphia's "haute" cheesesteak, an upscale version of the sandwich that includes butter poached lobster and shaved truffles.

I wouldn't want lobster in my cheesesteak anyway.

I enjoy a well made gourmet burger as much as the next guy, but if you're paying more than 15 dollars for any burger or cheesesteak made with kobe beef, you've been had.

And truffles? How original.

/Not trying to sound like an arrogant foodie or something, but good tasting, gourmet food to go^ is out there, and is quite affordable.

Was, at least. We'll see where food prices go.
 
AntiNorm
2008-05-16 1:27:11 AM  
For that much money, one could make two of these(p).
 
AwCrap
2008-05-16 1:27:57 AM  
I have to credit dear old Dad with his answer to stuff like this:
"Anyone who buys one of these has more dollars than sense".
 
NittLion78
2008-05-16 2:32:13 AM  
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DerekSD
2008-05-16 4:07:05 AM  
at least they took a different tack on other 'most expensive dish' creators out there.
they used upscale ingredients instead of throwing a bigmac in a cigar box wrapped in gold foil.
 
ImFromSnohomish
2008-05-16 4:15:39 AM  
Heh, if I was high enough, I might get it, knowing that it would probably be the best munchies in the entire world, evar.

In fact, where is this place again....
 
2and4
2008-05-16 4:16:31 AM  
Sorry, if you put lobster on a cheesesteak, you fail.

And what kind of bread is it on? That's important if you are going to charge $100+.

But, as dear old dad used to say, "There's an ass for every seat".

I'd still like to try it.
 
Anagrammer
2008-05-16 4:18:35 AM  
They have one at Geno's, too, but you have to order it in English.
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2and4
2008-05-16 4:27:56 AM  
Anagrammer: They have one at Geno's, too, but you have to order it in English.

Wit wiz and Freedom fries.
 
drjekel_mrhyde
2008-05-16 4:31:48 AM  
Only type of person would buy this
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anarchy_x
2008-05-16 4:31:52 AM  
what kinda asshole....
 
Bonksnp
2008-05-16 4:32:36 AM  
Heh, when I first read the headline I saw: "Today's insanely explosive sandwich comes to you from The City of Brotherly Love"
 
wildcardjack
2008-05-16 4:32:53 AM  
If I were in Philly with a company expense account I'd find some way to justify it.

If I was there on vacation on my own dime I might also try it, depending on how much I had to blow.
 
Daedalus27
2008-05-16 4:33:11 AM  
For that price the waitress better fellate me as I eat.
 
blitzy
2008-05-16 4:49:04 AM  
what's next? cheesefries topped w/camembert?
 
Juniper Jupiter
2008-05-16 4:50:29 AM  
Let's get this out of the way, shall we?

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Guaranteed to not even be over $10.

/Or even $5, depending on where you live, for that matter.
//***drool***
///BACON!!!
 
berylman [TotalFark]
2008-05-16 4:52:19 AM  
Kobe Bryant is dead and being eaten by haute-cuisine cannibals at great expense?

/I keed, I keed
 
fetus_smoothie
2008-05-16 5:00:11 AM  
hell, Pat's or Geno's, I'd take an Arby's melt over either of them...
 
guyy
2008-05-16 5:02:32 AM  
More from the "Stuff You Buy To Show Off How Excessively Rich You Are" file...
 
Sgt Otter
2008-05-16 5:14:07 AM  
ImOscar: Philadelphia's "haute" cheesesteak, an upscale version of the sandwich that includes butter poached lobster and shaved truffles.

I wouldn't want lobster in my cheesesteak anyway.

I enjoy a well made gourmet burger as much as the next guy, but if you're paying more than 15 dollars for any burger or cheesesteak made with kobe beef, you've been had.

And truffles? How original.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the prime factor in the quality and expense of Kobe beef is the supposedly perfect marbling, which allegedly has the ideal mix of fat to beef?

So...grinding it up for burger or shaving it up for a Cheesesteak would pretty much fark that up, right?

These stories are all the same. Take some normal item, stuff it with Kobe beef, caviar, lobster, and truffles, and sell it to dumbfark Guidos and Yuppies with more money than brains trying to impress their idiot friends and dates.
 
PeeOnYou
2008-05-16 5:14:34 AM  
jaylectricity: Arlen Specter's

lol winrar
 
PeeOnYou
2008-05-16 5:15:12 AM  
ok so the quote thing doesn't work the same when im a liter sue me
 
Jamieboy
2008-05-16 5:16:32 AM  
Chef Locascio can take his $100 cheese steak and stick it where the sun don't shine in the middle of Rittenhouse Square while I pelt him with dead pigeons and squirrels, and homeless people vomit on him.

This city is beyond silly. If you want a heart attack on a roll, go on over to Pat's, or Geno's (if you speakish the english) or down to Jim's and get one for $7.00.
 
bobbette
2008-05-16 5:19:26 AM  
That's messed up. Why would you add lobster of all things?

I don't really understand the Philly cheesesteak in general.

It sounds so good, but why would you take such a great concept and incorporate cheese whiz?
 
2and4
2008-05-16 5:32:07 AM  
bobbette: That's messed up. Why would you add lobster of all things?

I don't really understand the Philly cheesesteak in general.

It sounds so good, but why would you take such a great concept and incorporate cheese whiz?

Born out of tradition. Kind of like cream cheese on a dog in Seattle at 2:20am.
 
colinspooky [TotalFark]
2008-05-16 5:34:55 AM  
yeah, but Nicola Brewer
 
Bomb Head Mohammed
2008-05-16 5:37:43 AM  
$100 is insanely expensive for a sandwich? I must have been in europe for too long. That strikes me as a lot, but not crazily so. I've spent much more for much less in places that don't even try to pretend that they are exclusive or elite.
 
frangelico_y_flamingo
2008-05-16 5:39:19 AM  
Sgt Otter: Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the prime factor in the quality and expense of Kobe beef is the supposedly perfect marbling, which allegedly has the ideal mix of fat to beef?

So...grinding it up for burger or shaving it up for a Cheesesteak would pretty much fark that up, right?

Yes, you're right about the marbling. Grinding it up is a waste (although I imagine it still makes a good burger). Slicing it finely doesn't lose the texture, though.

The Japanese will sometimes have it like that in shabu-shabu (^)

/ I'd try a kobe and truffle philly cheesesteak. But lose the lobster for fark's sake. Thank you.
 
pinch_harmonics
2008-05-16 5:44:05 AM  
I hate gimmicky expensive food. If it taste like $100, I will gladly buy it, but I highly doubt it. It sounds more like the chef needing a publicity stunt and said "lets pile up some expensive shiat together, I don't care how they taste".

Also Kobe beef burger = ripoff.
 
IKillBugs
2008-05-16 6:02:30 AM  
Looks like all that's left is to make hot dogs from giant pandas.
 
Moonbarker Osbourne the Rainbow Wolf not gay
2008-05-16 6:26:04 AM  
Why am I not surprised that it's a cheesesteak?
 
undercoveragent
2008-05-16 6:31:24 AM  
Elvis ate banana sandwichs ...he is still dead last i heard.

bye ..thank you again...
 
Brown Sauce
2008-05-16 6:36:53 AM  
strangeguitar: I'm from Philly and even I think cheesesteaks are overrated.

That's probably because cheesesteaks in Philly are overrated.

/only a scumbag would make a cheesesteak with Cheez Whiz
//God how I hate the word "haute",(and "posh". and "couture".)
 
shirtsbyeric
2008-05-16 6:42:22 AM  
I feel like I should order it in french.
 
Snakeophelia
2008-05-16 6:56:50 AM  
There's an Philly Italian steak restaurant, Davios, that serves cheesesteak spring rolls. MAN those were good. They cut them like pricey spring rolls strips and drizzle the cheeze whiz across the plate like it's an expensive sauce - so funny. We took someone there on a job interview recently and we were all fighting over these.
 
HotKarl
2008-05-16 7:01:01 AM  
lobster stuffed with tacos!

lame. i'd rather just have a lobster appy, kobe steak with truffle oil'd pomme de frites.

lol i'm lame.
 
slobarnuts
2008-05-16 7:01:16 AM  
Truffles on a cheesesteak?
 
bobsuncle
2008-05-16 7:11:00 AM  
undercoveragent: Elvis ate banana sandwichs ...he is still dead last i heard.

bye ..thank you again...

He may of been from the country, but he didn't drop $100 on a sandwich. If you had tried to do that to a Memphis BBQ, El would have had Lamar Fike on you in a Delta Second.
 
MugzyBrown
2008-05-16 7:21:55 AM  
Just go to Tony Lukes.

Provolone with! (No I won't say wit)
 
blueskydei
2008-05-16 7:25:36 AM  
But does it contain the supersecret Philly pollution ingredient? That's what makes the cheesesteaks & pretzels here the best in the world.

/it's not in the Tastykakes, though
//mmm...Tastykake...
 
berylman [TotalFark]
2008-05-16 7:26:11 AM  
Another monstrosity:

The Waverly Inn gained a certain measure of fame for its truffle macaroni and cheese. Essentially, they make standard mac and cheese, then shave a truffle over top of it. The price for this culinary monstrosity? $85.
 
Smashed Rat
2008-05-16 7:26:22 AM  
someone post pics of these things im in uk and lazy
 
mad8vskillz
2008-05-16 7:29:21 AM  
this hasn't been news for at least a decade. (yes people actually buy these, the place is at Rittenhouse Square where people don't care if it's 100 or 10000 for something)
 
mad8vskillz
2008-05-16 7:31:17 AM  
Jamieboy: Chef Locascio can take his $100 cheese steak and stick it where the sun don't shine in the middle of Rittenhouse Square while I pelt him with dead pigeons and squirrels, and homeless people vomit on him.

This city is beyond silly. If you want a heart attack on a roll, go on over to Pat's, or Geno's (if you speakish the english) or down to Jim's and get one for $7.00.

tony luke's FTW
 
Phil Herup
2008-05-16 7:36:06 AM  
mad8vskillz: Jor down to Jim's and get one for $7.00.

tony luke's FTW


True that. Dallesandro's is pretty good as well.
 
raisedbycupofcoffee
2008-05-16 7:38:59 AM  
I believe the $100 includes a half of bottle of champagne that comes automatically wiht the dish. Also, this item has been on Barclay Prime's menu for at least five years. Why in the name of John Kruk is this "NEW"s?
 
sbchamp
2008-05-16 7:49:54 AM  
I'm so hungry I could eat the ass end out of a dead rhino.
Should'a had you get me 3 of these things!
Oops-wrong thread
 
WolfinPHX
2008-05-16 7:50:51 AM  
IKillBugs: Looks like all that's left is to make hot dogs from giant pandas.

Spider Jerusalem approves.
 
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