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LongTermGuy
01-02-2015, 04:01 PM
`Obamas Dine at Restaurant Charging $500,000 for Membership`


`President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, spent the first night of the new year at Vintage Cave, an upscale restaurant in Hawaii.`
"At Vintage Cave Honolulu, one can enjoy exceptional food and wine at the hands of gifted masters of the culinary arts. ‘Chef’s recommendation’ commands a gravitas guaranteed to satisfy the most discerning palate. Seasoned sommelier’s conduct the process of pairing wine and food with true finesse and style. Secure in the natural embrace of the cave-like environment, guests are encouraged to relax, ‘hit reset’ and escape the ordinary," Vintage Cave's description reads on its website.
As Time's Zeke Miller pointed out, membership at the restaurant can set you back $500,000.
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The restaurant the President is eating at tonight offers $500,000 "memberships"http://t.co/b4bfTDVi8n
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) January 2, 2015 (https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/550879132218040320)

The half million dollars is to become a "Charter Member." A cheaper membership option the restaurant offers is "Special Member," which costs only $50,000.
The restaurant's prix fixe menu (http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2014/10/27/vintage-cave-honolulu-hires-3-more-chefs-from.html) is reportedly $295, with a 13-15 course meal. One local magazine (http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/February-2013/The-Chef-and-the-Blank-Check-Restaurant-Vintage-Cave/)estimates "total bill for two, with wine, will approach $1,000."

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obamas-dine-restaurant-charging-500000-membership_822640.html


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Ahhhhhhhh... Obama and the democrat party "champion" of the poor and downtrodden dining like royalty.......they feel your pain, they really do`

LongTermGuy
01-02-2015, 04:02 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZByH4Wai_I#t=22

Jeff
01-02-2015, 08:54 PM
At least they are consistent, wouldn't want them to make a change for the New Year or anything.