Comments on: Dining Like It’s 1999 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/ The Miscellaneous Ramblings of a Dot Com Mogul Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:46:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: John Chow: Interesting Ramblings of a Dot Com Ego http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-34715 John Chow: Interesting Ramblings of a Dot Com Ego Thu, 08 Feb 2007 15:18:08 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-34715 [...] posts on outrageous restaurant tabs ($1300 for dinner for four at Vancouver’s Lumière), Cannon’s 12X digital zoom (CES booth-babe cleavage), his quest to appear first on Google [...] [...] posts on outrageous restaurant tabs ($1300 for dinner for four at Vancouver’s Lumière), Cannon’s 12X digital zoom (CES booth-babe cleavage), his quest to appear first on Google [...]

]]> By: JohnCacka.com » Blog Archive » John Chow Rocks http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-26211 JohnCacka.com » Blog Archive » John Chow Rocks Thu, 18 Jan 2007 17:56:22 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-26211 [...] JohnChow.com is the single best source of practical information for anybody that wishes to find success online. Notice this goes above and beyond just making money. Sure, he is a dot com mogul, he started TheTechZone.com and has done very well for himself. But if that wasn’t enough, he makes a blog and basically shows you how to do everything he did, is doing, and will be doing. Its not in boring articles day after day, he just writes from the heart and it comes out interesting and packed with info and not much fluff. But if there is fluff, its good fluff, like cotton candy. Yes he makes a lot of money, and yes he spends a lot on dinner at fancy restaurants and yes he takes pictures of it and shows it to all of us hungry readers (beware reading JohnChow.com around lunch or dinner), but he isn’t without a sense of giving back by any means. That is one of the nicest things about his site, he gives. [...] [...] JohnChow.com is the single best source of practical information for anybody that wishes to find success online. Notice this goes above and beyond just making money. Sure, he is a dot com mogul, he started TheTechZone.com and has done very well for himself. But if that wasn’t enough, he makes a blog and basically shows you how to do everything he did, is doing, and will be doing. Its not in boring articles day after day, he just writes from the heart and it comes out interesting and packed with info and not much fluff. But if there is fluff, its good fluff, like cotton candy. Yes he makes a lot of money, and yes he spends a lot on dinner at fancy restaurants and yes he takes pictures of it and shows it to all of us hungry readers (beware reading JohnChow.com around lunch or dinner), but he isn’t without a sense of giving back by any means. That is one of the nicest things about his site, he gives. [...]

]]> By: John Chow, you leave me no choice. | Increseo Search Marketing http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-19725 John Chow, you leave me no choice. | Increseo Search Marketing Tue, 02 Jan 2007 16:22:16 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-19725 [...] Anyway, once I got past that, the review is the easy part. John Chow dot Com has been in my Google Reader list for around three months. He caught my sight first with his Google Whore list. I thought he is just some skank who try to create some linkbait post to attract traffic. I was wrong. On getting to know him more, he is one of the early comer to the Internet scene, Google’s top earner, entrepreneur, supports charity, and eats in an expensive restaurant with his family and only the girlfriends he wished to marry. That earned my respect, especially the last part. [...] [...] Anyway, once I got past that, the review is the easy part. John Chow dot Com has been in my Google Reader list for around three months. He caught my sight first with his Google Whore list. I thought he is just some skank who try to create some linkbait post to attract traffic. I was wrong. On getting to know him more, he is one of the early comer to the Internet scene, Google’s top earner, entrepreneur, supports charity, and eats in an expensive restaurant with his family and only the girlfriends he wished to marry. That earned my respect, especially the last part. [...]

]]> By: A Time To Give Back « John Chow dot Com http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-12680 A Time To Give Back « John Chow dot Com Mon, 11 Dec 2006 03:49:33 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-12680 [...] I am also making a $500 donation to the Union Gospel Mission. Union Gospel Mission exists to offer hope to the hungry, hurting and homeless. In 1940, the Mission began as a small soup kitchen. Since then it has grown dramatically to meet the needs surrounding us. Many people who have walked in the corridors of loneliness, hopelessness and despair have found UGM to be a place of new beginnings. In addition to helping those in need, the UGM provides a hot Christmas dinner for someone who is hungry. When I was told a complete dinner cost only $2.29 per person, I just couldn’t believe it (considering how much I spent on my last dining out trip). The blog’s $500 donation will help feed 218 people this Christmas. [...] [...] I am also making a $500 donation to the Union Gospel Mission. Union Gospel Mission exists to offer hope to the hungry, hurting and homeless. In 1940, the Mission began as a small soup kitchen. Since then it has grown dramatically to meet the needs surrounding us. Many people who have walked in the corridors of loneliness, hopelessness and despair have found UGM to be a place of new beginnings. In addition to helping those in need, the UGM provides a hot Christmas dinner for someone who is hungry. When I was told a complete dinner cost only $2.29 per person, I just couldn’t believe it (considering how much I spent on my last dining out trip). The blog’s $500 donation will help feed 218 people this Christmas. [...]

]]> By: Mandatory Tipping » What’s Gotta Go http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11707 Mandatory Tipping » What’s Gotta Go Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:38:36 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11707 [...] Edit: This one is just for fun - I can’t image spending this much on a meal for six, but hey, you do what you enjoy.  The part that sends me for a spin, the mandatory $200 tip.  No way the service was worth $200 bucks. Email This Rant to a Friend [...] [...] Edit: This one is just for fun - I can’t image spending this much on a meal for six, but hey, you do what you enjoy.  The part that sends me for a spin, the mandatory $200 tip.  No way the service was worth $200 bucks. Email This Rant to a Friend [...]

]]> By: Jeremy http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11368 Jeremy Wed, 06 Dec 2006 00:34:34 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11368 Enjoyed the expose on your extravagant dining. I added a note in my past post about mandatory tipping. Major pet peeve of mine. You should have the opportunity and choice to tip as you feel appropriate to the service received. Hopefully I did the trackback right. Still figuring that one out. Enjoyed the expose on your extravagant dining. I added a note in my past post about mandatory tipping. Major pet peeve of mine. You should have the opportunity and choice to tip as you feel appropriate to the service received. Hopefully I did the trackback right. Still figuring that one out.

]]> By: Bob Buskirk's Blog http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11263 Bob Buskirk's Blog Tue, 05 Dec 2006 08:53:16 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11263 [...] As some of you may have known Ashley and I broke up about a month ago.  It has been a hard month for both of us, but we put all our differences behind us and decided to get back together.  We went out for our 2 year anniversary (even though we were broken up for a month).  I really do not need to explain the details, but we are happily back together.  So we decided to go to Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse.  I talked about it before, but never really went into detail about it. Sapporo is one of those Japanese restaurants where they cook in front of you.  This is really cool because it gives you some entertainment while you are eating and you can actually see your food being made.  Each table sits 8 and has a grill in the center for a chef to cook on.  We were lucky enough to be the only 2 at this table the entire time we were there. Ashley and I both ordered entrees, which come with soup and salad.  The soup that is served is a type a mushroom soup and is very tasty.  They also use some really cool spoons.  The salad is your basic salad with some type of sweet sauce on top.  From what the chef said the sauce helps clear your sinus’s, which would be great for me since I have been fighting a cold.   Next you are made fried rice right in front of you.  The chef does some really cool tricks like throwing the egg up in the air and cutting it perfectly in half, he really puts on a show. I ordered the Special, which is a filet mignon, lobster tail, and shrimp.  Ashley ordered shrimp and broccoli.  Each entree is with vegetables as well.  You also get a shrimp sauce and a ginger sauce to dip things in.  I really did not use them, but Ashley loved the shrimp sauce.  It was a great dinner and more than enough food for both of us.  Our total with my generous tip was around $85, which is a lot less than other moguls spend on a dinner, but hey I’m just getting started in the internet business!  It was a great dinner for both Ashley and I and we plan on going there again.   [...] [...] As some of you may have known Ashley and I broke up about a month ago.  It has been a hard month for both of us, but we put all our differences behind us and decided to get back together.  We went out for our 2 year anniversary (even though we were broken up for a month).  I really do not need to explain the details, but we are happily back together.  So we decided to go to Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse.  I talked about it before, but never really went into detail about it. Sapporo is one of those Japanese restaurants where they cook in front of you.  This is really cool because it gives you some entertainment while you are eating and you can actually see your food being made.  Each table sits 8 and has a grill in the center for a chef to cook on.  We were lucky enough to be the only 2 at this table the entire time we were there. Ashley and I both ordered entrees, which come with soup and salad.  The soup that is served is a type a mushroom soup and is very tasty.  They also use some really cool spoons.  The salad is your basic salad with some type of sweet sauce on top.  From what the chef said the sauce helps clear your sinus’s, which would be great for me since I have been fighting a cold.   Next you are made fried rice right in front of you.  The chef does some really cool tricks like throwing the egg up in the air and cutting it perfectly in half, he really puts on a show. I ordered the Special, which is a filet mignon, lobster tail, and shrimp.  Ashley ordered shrimp and broccoli.  Each entree is with vegetables as well.  You also get a shrimp sauce and a ginger sauce to dip things in.  I really did not use them, but Ashley loved the shrimp sauce.  It was a great dinner and more than enough food for both of us.  Our total with my generous tip was around $85, which is a lot less than other moguls spend on a dinner, but hey I’m just getting started in the internet business!  It was a great dinner for both Ashley and I and we plan on going there again.   [...]

]]> By: Jay http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11139 Jay Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:36:45 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11139 But that's $1,300 _Canadian_. That's like $25 *real* dollars. ;-) (I know: it's closer to $1,100.) But that’s $1,300 _Canadian_. That’s like $25 *real* dollars. ;-)

(I know: it’s closer to $1,100.)

]]> By: Cameron Wilmot http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11061 Cameron Wilmot Mon, 04 Dec 2006 08:11:41 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11061 $10 bucks John wrote it off as a business expensive - you don't afford a dinner like that without having a clue about business and money. $10 bucks John wrote it off as a business expensive - you don’t afford a dinner like that without having a clue about business and money.

]]> By: Derrich http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11039 Derrich Mon, 04 Dec 2006 05:41:30 +0000 http://www.johnchow.com/dining-like-its-1999/#comment-11039 I'm hungry. Just not THAT hungry. I’m hungry. Just not THAT hungry.

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