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Old January 12th 04, 02:13 AM
John Davison
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I'm heading to Whislter in a few weeks. I'm looking for
recommendations for places to eat. I'm interested in both formal and
casual restaurants.

Thanks in advance,

John
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Old January 12th 04, 04:49 PM
BillM
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Just got back last night. Had a great meal at Araxi (formal). Prices were a
bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris), but worth it to sit down
for a nice meal with friends. The other steaks were under $50, and they have
an extensive seafood menu. See www.araxi.com for more.
Citta is pretty good as well. There's also a southwestern theme place around
the corner from Amsterdam cafe that was good. I heard Amsterdam was good,
but every time we went they were full.
A few of the people in our group came back from Sushi Village with good
comments as well.
Most places post the menu outside.

Have a great time!

BillM

"John Davison" wrote in message
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I'm heading to Whislter in a few weeks. I'm looking for
recommendations for places to eat. I'm interested in both formal and
casual restaurants.

Thanks in advance,

John



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Old January 12th 04, 05:22 PM
lal_truckee
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BillM wrote:

Prices were a
bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris), but worth it to sit down
for a nice meal with friends. The other steaks were under $50


Even in Canadian dollars, I have to ask: ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS!

Geezus, but skiing has really lost it's way since the days of sleeping
on the Squaw Valley church pews (free and WARM) and skiing KT22 the day
after a storm for $5, while living on beer, cheese, and a loaf of French...

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Old January 13th 04, 07:47 AM
BillM
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Since a reservation is pretty much required, there must be a lot of other
people that are nuts as well.

When I lived in Vail at the age of 18 back in the early 80's, I would have
thought this nuts too. My roomates and I would eat beans and rice to be able
to afford a season pass 'cause skiing was more important than eating.

Spending some money on a nice meal with a good group of friends is worth
more to me now, and it's not such a blow to the pocketbook now that I'm all
grown up (or at least pretend to be for my day job).

Some people won't spend more than $10 on a bottle of wine. Some will spend
thousands. Most of us are somewhere in between depending on our priorities
and means.

BillM

"lal_truckee" wrote in message
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BillM wrote:

Prices were a
bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris), but worth it to sit

down
for a nice meal with friends. The other steaks were under $50


Even in Canadian dollars, I have to ask: ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS!

Geezus, but skiing has really lost it's way since the days of sleeping
on the Squaw Valley church pews (free and WARM) and skiing KT22 the day
after a storm for $5, while living on beer, cheese, and a loaf of

French...



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Old January 13th 04, 03:00 PM
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BillM wrote:
lal wrote:
BillM wrote:


Prices were a bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris)..


Even in Canadian dollars, I have to ask: ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS!


Since a reservation is pretty much required, there must be a lot of other
people that are nuts as well.


Well, yeah. There are lots of people who are so nutty that they go
somewhere that's both crowded and expensive. Ever been to Vail?


When I lived in Vail...


Ok. That explains things a bit.


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Old January 13th 04, 06:11 PM
lal_truckee
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Walt wrote:

BillM wrote:

lal wrote:

BillM wrote:



Prices were a bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris)..



Even in Canadian dollars, I have to ask: ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS!



Since a reservation is pretty much required, there must be a lot of other
people that are nuts as well.



Well, yeah. There are lots of people who are so nutty that they go
somewhere that's both crowded and expensive. Ever been to Vail?



When I lived in Vail...



Ok. That explains things a bit.


Don't be too nasty, Walt - he's apparently learned his lesson and moved
on...

Two other points:
Dollars don't equal good food, not even the majority of the time, in my
experience. No matter what I pay, I can't find better Calamari than I
had in an all night dive in Sitges in 1970.
And a good $10 bottle of Chilean wine is likely to drink better than
even a 1947 Mouton-Rothschild Pauillac, if the later hasn't been
properly cared for.

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Old January 16th 04, 02:44 AM
BillM
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It wasn't all that crowded when I lived there back in 83-84. I had just
graduated from high school and skiing was my life, but I'd never skiid
anywhere outside Oregon. After reading an article in Skiing mag about Vail I
packed up the boards and drove out there, got a job in the first few days at
McDonalds and lived in employee housing. The village was expensive, but with
roomates who were ski bums as well we learned how to make do.
Moving away from home to pursue what I loved with no job certainty was one
of the best moves I've ever made. I had one of the funnest years of my life
living in Vail, and the skiing was some of the best I've ever seen. I'd do
it all over again in a heartbeat. If that makes me nuts, so be it.

BillM


"Walt" wrote in message
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BillM wrote:
lal wrote:
BillM wrote:


Prices were a bit steep (NY Steak $85 alone or $105 w/Fois Gris)..


Even in Canadian dollars, I have to ask: ARE YOU BLOODY NUTS!


Since a reservation is pretty much required, there must be a lot of

other
people that are nuts as well.


Well, yeah. There are lots of people who are so nutty that they go
somewhere that's both crowded and expensive. Ever been to Vail?


When I lived in Vail...


Ok. That explains things a bit.


--
//-Walt
//
// http://www.bushtax.com/



 




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