@jaribu
the guy said he wants to treat himself.... And well,if you work too hard,treating yourself once in a while is just in order - just like going on holiday(which i hardly do). i dont dine in these places often but i do treat myself once in a while - a long while sometimes - even if its once in 6 months. by the way,you will be surprised a dinner for a family is equivalent to one sitting of a beer drinking on a good friday evening with friends so it doesnt make much of a difference. As i said,dinner for 1 is around 1.5k or 2k - ask those who drink if this is anything when you are drinking with friends.
by the way,whats 'plain minted'?
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