It’s expensive, and flavor-wise there are better cuts of beef. Mario Batali compared the cut to Paris Hilton — it’s nothing special, and yet for some reason everyone wants to get a hold of it.
… like my wife… does that make her gay for Paris Hilton??
Read the whole thing: Top Of The Food Chain: Tenderloin – Eat Me Daily (makes me wonder what kind of wonderful things you can do with all those different loin cuts besides fillet. Ryan gives a handful of recipe links, maybe I’ll investigate more for a later post on here).