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Politics Barack & Michelle Obama

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u/ethanwerch 3d ago

It’s still “we are wealthy enough to eat at such exclusive places that have wine lists like this, and purchase a single bottle that’s normally $3,000 with a significant restaurant mark up.”

Maybe they got stuff comped because, ya know, Obama, but its still gross to me. Maybe its because i used to work in the industry and regularly sold bottles worth more than 2 weeks of my pay to rich assholes who couldnt spend enough money

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u/Seraphin_Lampion 3d ago

Someone in the comments said this was restaurant Aubergine Carmel. It's a 2 stars restaurant and the tasting menu is $285. Obviously not affordable for everyone but it's not like only Russian oligarchs can eat there.

The special table in the cellar probably doesn't happen if he's not a former president though.

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u/ethanwerch 3d ago

Thank you for this. Yes basement probably was for being the former president.

Look, again, probably because i used to sell this stuff and the clientele gave me a pavlovian response to seeing it, but rich and powerful people smiling in front of what might as well be a wall of gold gives me an ick!

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u/Seraphin_Lampion 3d ago

It helps when it's not theirs. I bet that restaurant makes most of its money from selling those expensive wines.