The Dish: I received the reply email from Charlie's Burger last night at exactly 9:58:41. I must, of course, follow up on this story and share their poignant words with you. You think I should email them back? Especially knowing that the potential of me paying 150 dollars to chew on critters is significantly high, I think I'll hold back from replying. Although, the probability of them serving 6+-legged creatures in the near future is pretty low. Hmm...and I am okay with eating strange foods like tripe and raw bananas. Nah, I think I'll pass on this one.
Charlie's Burger's response:
CHARLIES BURGERS
The Anti-Restaurant
www.charliesburgers.ca
The Anti-Restaurant is about the food experience first. It is not-for-profit, so the costs involved resume their proper place as something simply incidental to the event.
WHEN? At random intervals.
WHERE? At random locations.
WHO'S COOKING? A Chef who CAN and still loves someone whose love of a kickass meal has not been dulled by soul-crushing food and beverage managers and bean counters someone creative, innovative and fun. We've got a long list here in Toronto but more suggestions are welcome.
HOW MUCH? Total cost of food divided by number of attendees our goal is to keep it around $75 - $150 per person.
WINE? Paired appropriately.
DRESS CODE? No, but we don't want your chest hair in the salad, got it?
WHO? FOOD LOVERS. No screwing around. If you can't/won't eat certain things, this is probably not for you. Chef rules. This isn?t Fear Factor but there will be meat, seafood, raw stuff, and occasionally something from outside the mainstream experience. Duh, that's the point of the Anti-Restaurant.
HOW DO I GET IN? Pay attention. Email us back with your answers to the questions below. If you are for real, we put you on the potential invitee?s list If you get in, one day you will receive an e-vite notifying you that Charlie is having dinner. This e-vite will indicate the chef's name, cost, and menu. Those who RSVP first get in, another small group will get stand-by status. Either way you will get an email confirming your status.You will be able to RSVP for you +1. If you want to get 15 of your friends in, you can't- they'll have to go through the process just like you are doing now. If you can't make it please do not email saying just that. If we don't hear from you we will assume you are busy. Please don't worry, you will NOT be removed from the list unless you want to be. Please make sure that you can actually attend when you RSVP!!!!!!!! RSVP-ing before checking your schedule and then canceling is frowned upon.
IMPORTANT! NO-SHOWS will NOT be tolerated. If you can't make it, contact us in advance so we can give it to a stand-by. Failure to show this sort of basic decency gets you on the blacklist seriously, no more burgers for you. Show up. Eat, drink, pay your share, go home and dream about the next one. Name (first and last) & email (again) & best number to reach you to reconfirm the day of the event.
What is your occupation?
Where did you hear about us?
What are your 3 favourite restaurants in Toronto? What would your last meal on earth be?
Anything else you want to tell us about yourself?
Please don't tell us you like food and cooking.
Get creative and don't be shy.
If you know anyone who loves food and eating well please refer them to www.charliesburgers.ca
NOTE: Please check your junk mail folder as sometimes our correspondences get filtered out. CB Team PS. Follow Charlie on Twitter. http://twitter.com/CharliesBurgers
They want to be mysterious...yet somehow they promote Twitter?
sunrise in venice
13 years ago
You have to do this. In the name of culinary science!
ReplyDeleteI'm still considering. I would if it weren't so expensive. Hopefully it will be around long enough until I have saved enough money to spend on mysterious overpriced meals. But at the same time, it could also very well be a kidnapping conspiracy, as May so poignantly pointed out to me the other day...
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