Tag: US Open

chicken nuggets with caviar

At the 2025 US Open, they had some strange food choices this year. The tournament is non-profit, yet they charge so much money, even $400 for a grounds pass, which doesn’t get you into the main stadium. (There’s a backstory there regarding the money, but that’s beyond today’s post.)

Supposedly the regular chicken nuggets were $26, which is crazy. But they also offered chicken nuggets topped with caviar (fish eggs) for $100. Have a look:

Even if I had enough extra money to drop $100 on a meal for one, I wouldn’t get this. I just don’t get it. It seems like people who eat caviar typically wouldn’t order chicken nuggets. Or am I missing something here? And if your customers are willing to pay $100 for a quick meal, couldn’t you offer something really awesome and still make a nice profit? (And yet they’re non-profit.)

What do you think? Would you even consider ordering chicken nuggets with caviar for $100?

tennis for fat people

I was watching some of the 2009 U.S. Open tennis tournament with a friend, and we were discussing whether it would be interesting to have a tennis league for fat people.  There would be requirements to enter, such as being above a certain weight and a certain percentage of body fat.  The court surface would be the somewhat-flexible surface used at the Australian Open, so people can roll if they fall down from getting too much momentum during running.

The players could get sponsorships from junk food makers like Hostess.  Imagine the press conference afterwards, with players eating Twinkies during their post-match interview.  The advertising message would be “I can eat Twinkies and still win tennis matches!”

Also, more people could relate to this brand of tennis than the professional tours.  Plus it would be funny sometimes.  So I think some people would watch it.  This might not be a prime-time TV type sport, but there are lots of sports that get time on ESPN2 and various other sports channels.  Someone should make it happen.