Very bad taste

[sigma7]

Hey, did you see where legendary Osteria L'Intrepido won the coveted Award of Excellence in the August 2008 issue of Wine Spectator magazine? Have you even been to Osteria L'Intrepido, you plebeian?

Of course not, because it doesn't exist.

Turns out a nonexistent restaurant can overcome that slight hurdle by submitting an impressive wine list and the $250 entry fee. At least read through the reviews of the wines (“Quite disjointed…a coarse, chewy texture and an astringent finish. Hard to tell if it will ever come around…”). Edit: NYT figures out a lemonade stand can win this award five years ago.

Unrelated: Michael Phelps Returns To His Tank At Sea World.

Comments

[aardy.livejournal.com]

Almost as much fun is to read the response from Wine Spectator.

"Googling an address" proves its existence? Someone doesn't know very well how Google Maps works...

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's...sad. They're throwing that "scam" word around pretty hard in that big glass house of theirs. And the sycophantic replies soothing them for being so violated...it's precious.