You Want a Fry With That?

(Hoity: $14. Toity is extra.)

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Last Friday night I went out to eat with some friends, to kick of the Christmas weekend. (Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend anyone by saying “weekend.”)

One especially sadistic friend — I don’t talk to her anymore — suggested we dine at a new, rave-reviewed, five-star steakhouse downtown. I’ll give you a quick clue where this is going: the rave-reviewed, five-star wallet extraction specialists unashamedly charged NINE DOLLARS for French fries. They did t...