My husband doesn’t let me tell people what we spend on cruises. It’s more than $158. If I spend more than that I consider a dinner here or there part of the overall expense.
I liked the last Boulud dinner for the reason my husband does not. The company. I sat next to some teenagers who were with their parents. I talked to them briefly but they were quite rude. They stopped listening to my life story long before I got to my 5th job.
I think my husband thought we would all sit there debating whether French Bordeaux was better in 1967 or 1973. But no, we are not that special.