dynamic pricing

This article "Amazon mystery: pricing of books" is a pretty fun read--it's fun to see how speculation become a fact after seemingly authoritative publishing :-) While I couldn't comment much on the article, I like the idea to make it feasible for customers to negotiate price. If that's a reality though, does it really matter if customers pay differently on an identical item?

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Had dinner with parents in George Brown Dining Room, where the food and services were provided by the students. Here's the menu:

APPETIZER

Chicken Liver Parfait
with Pimento Relish and Crispy Croutons

A Gathering of Salad Greens
with a Herb Vinaigrette

Vitello Tonnato
Thinly Sliced Veal in a Tuna Fish Sauce

SOUP COURSE

Chef's Daily Creation

ENTREÉES

Oven Braised Lamb Shank in a Red Wine and Thyme Jus
Partnered with a Rosemary and White Bean Ragout

Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Fillet Steak
on Ginger Scented Rice, Stir-Fried Shitake Mushrooms,
Cabbage and Bean Sprouts

Roasted Supreme of Chicken
On Nature Pan Jus with Blueberries, Sautéed Rapini,
Glazed Cippoloni Onions and Creamy Polenta

Herb Marinated Sirloin of Beef
With a Cracked Peppercorn Cabernet Reduction

Chef's Special of the Day
Ask your Server about the Chef’s Daily Creation

DESSERTS

Molten Chocolate Cake with Berry Compote and Mango Coulis

Lemon Grass Flavoured Crème Brûlée with Raspberry Coulis

Coffee or Tea

For the appetizer, I particularly liked the Chicken Liver Parfait, which I think liver in itself tastes good already because of its fat content. The salad had no pleasant surprise, and the veal was.... tasteless.

The soup was Cream of potato. A very standard soup, and honestly you can't go wrong easily for soup, right?

All of the entrees were disappointing. The lamb wasn't surprising, while the chicken was, again, tasteless (since they didn't put enough sauce on it). The salmon was way too dry...

The desserts were, however, pretty good. The chocolate was awesome! Hum, should I get into their pastry program instead??