I was just thinking earlier today about how impressed my boss (a Francophile) was with the very highest class restaurant in Colorado Springs: The Blue Star (http://thebluestar.net/Default.htm).
You can get out of there for about $50 per head, but it's not considered "cheap" by any means...
The food itself would have been maybe 20-25 euros, I think.
When I say rather cheap anyhow I do mean for food of such quality.
And I disagree that good food has to be expensive. I suppose it depends on where you live, but I don't see a significant correlation between cost and food quality. I've had many fine meals for under $20, and some real dissapointments at high end places. In fact, I think there is a suspension of disbelief that is required to eat at many chic places. (Not to mention that if you cook at home, it is usually cheaper AND better.) Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
It is interesting, because I guess we don't have a lot of brasserie type places, exactly. There are bars, where you go primarily to imbibe, and you can get a burger or fish and chips if you get hungry, cafes, where you go for a coffee, tea and a snack or light meal, and restaurants, where you go to eat. You'd never bring your own bottle to a bar. But you'd rarely go to a bar to eat a fine meal either... The exceptions to this rule, in my area, are the French bistros and the Belgian beer place... Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
