http://www.chowhound.com/topics/500960What's the furthest you've traveled - just for a meal
Chowhound's FAQ section describes a Hound as someone who "won't hesitate to go far, far out of their way for even slightly better. "
Is it true? How far have you traveled for the SOLE purpose of having a meal?
I'm not talking here about mini-trips and long weekends where you go somewhere nice and have some good meals while you're there. And I'm not talking about making a business trip and eating on your employer
I'm talking about going somewhere just to eat at a particular restaurant at your own expense; eating; perhaps staying overnight if it's a distance.
Mine's a flight Manchester to Amsterdam to eat a rijstaffel at Tempo Doeloe. Flew one day, ate in the evening; flew back next day. Great meal. 90 minute flight - not sure of actual distance, but I claim extra points for needing to have a passport :-)
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And the rest of the world just just strives to eat to live. This website posting/thread really opened my eyes how very extravagant some folks are.