Make my mouth water!
May 22nd, 2006, 01:27 PM
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Make my mouth water!
Name the town and country you live in. Then name your favorite restaurant that is within 1/2 hour from your home. (You're allowed to choose two--one that's upscale and one that's casual--if you'd like.) Then tell us your favorite thing(s) to order there.
I'll go first:
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
Baja Cafe
Shrimp fajitas and a Corona with lime
I'll go first:
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
Baja Cafe
Shrimp fajitas and a Corona with lime
May 22nd, 2006, 01:38 PM
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New York City USA.
1. Upscale. Le Bernadin. Tasting menu.
2. Down-market. Greater NY Noodletown. Lunch: Roast pork with wonton soup and order of "Chinese vegetables." Total: Less than $10. Dinner: Salt-baked soft shell crab when in season.
1. Upscale. Le Bernadin. Tasting menu.
2. Down-market. Greater NY Noodletown. Lunch: Roast pork with wonton soup and order of "Chinese vegetables." Total: Less than $10. Dinner: Salt-baked soft shell crab when in season.
May 22nd, 2006, 02:41 PM
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Portland , Oregon.
Upscale:
<b>Fenouil</b>-Lobster risotto & chocolate souffle
Casual:
<b>Serratto </b> Pasta with tomato cream sauce & Dungeness crab
(Pup's favorite)
<b>Bluehour</b> Happy Hour-Truffle french fries with garlic ailoli and Prosecco..
Upscale:
<b>Fenouil</b>-Lobster risotto & chocolate souffle
Casual:
<b>Serratto </b> Pasta with tomato cream sauce & Dungeness crab
(Pup's favorite)
<b>Bluehour</b> Happy Hour-Truffle french fries with garlic ailoli and Prosecco..
May 22nd, 2006, 03:52 PM
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Philadelphia:
The Fountain at the Four Seasons. Terrine of foie gras, rack of lamb, chocolate souffle.
Rouge. Any soup and a great big bloody mary. In summer you can sit outside with your doggie and pick up hot guys.
Slimshady
The Fountain at the Four Seasons. Terrine of foie gras, rack of lamb, chocolate souffle.
Rouge. Any soup and a great big bloody mary. In summer you can sit outside with your doggie and pick up hot guys.
Slimshady
May 22nd, 2006, 03:59 PM
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Indianapolis, IN
Upscale: Agio's on Mass. Ave. Hard to pick a favorite. I usually order one of the evening's specials. (Though I haven't tried the Restaurant du Soleil at the new Conrad Hilton yet. Chef's from Britain gets really good initial reviews.)
Casual: Amici's on East New York St. I love their pasta with chicken livers, red onions and marinara sauce.
www.agiorestaurant.net
Can I cheat and do a second city near me?
Columbus, IN
Upscale: Bistro 310 in the Commons Mall (Cesar Pelli designed the mall.) My favorite dish is a fairly regular special horseradish encrusted New York strip steak. I get it with the portabello mushroom "fries" and ponzu sauce.
Casual: Lunch at Kramer's Kitchen on the north side of downtown. Exquisitely done and simply grilled chicken with the best french fries (crinkle cut) in town.
www.bistro310.com
www.pcparch.com (the Commons Mall is under "projects" then "public rooms".)
Upscale: Agio's on Mass. Ave. Hard to pick a favorite. I usually order one of the evening's specials. (Though I haven't tried the Restaurant du Soleil at the new Conrad Hilton yet. Chef's from Britain gets really good initial reviews.)
Casual: Amici's on East New York St. I love their pasta with chicken livers, red onions and marinara sauce.
www.agiorestaurant.net
Can I cheat and do a second city near me?
Columbus, IN
Upscale: Bistro 310 in the Commons Mall (Cesar Pelli designed the mall.) My favorite dish is a fairly regular special horseradish encrusted New York strip steak. I get it with the portabello mushroom "fries" and ponzu sauce.
Casual: Lunch at Kramer's Kitchen on the north side of downtown. Exquisitely done and simply grilled chicken with the best french fries (crinkle cut) in town.
www.bistro310.com
www.pcparch.com (the Commons Mall is under "projects" then "public rooms".)
May 22nd, 2006, 04:22 PM
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...and if I could just have one more, though it is a bit further- by an hour- away from me....my VERY favorite is:
Inn at Little Washington
anything on the menu, but always ending with Seven Deadly Sins...!!
Inn at Little Washington
anything on the menu, but always ending with Seven Deadly Sins...!!
May 22nd, 2006, 04:57 PM
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Dallas, Texas:
Casual- Ojeda's Mexican restaurant
Breast of chicken special, all rice no beans, and a large top shelf margarita on the rocks no salt.
Formal- The Old Warsaw
Caesar salad prepared at the table, Lobster Thermadore, and any of their desserts.
Casual- Ojeda's Mexican restaurant
Breast of chicken special, all rice no beans, and a large top shelf margarita on the rocks no salt.
Formal- The Old Warsaw
Caesar salad prepared at the table, Lobster Thermadore, and any of their desserts.
May 22nd, 2006, 05:17 PM
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OK, the point was to make mouths water, so. . .
The breast of chicken special consists of a tender, grilled breast of chicken smothered in a light sour cream sauce (sort of like a gravy) and then sprinkled with white monterrey cheese and spices. That is baked, so it is gooey. The rice on the side is traditional mexican rice, spices and all, and all is served with homemade tortillas. The top shelf margarita has Triple Sec, Grand Marnier and Patrón (or Cuervo if you prefer. . . I am a Herradura gal), and a fresh lime is squeezed into it.
At the Old Warsaw, the Lobster Thermadore is just out of this world. It is creamy, fresh, buttery, steaming hot, and a genuine delight to eat.
The breast of chicken special consists of a tender, grilled breast of chicken smothered in a light sour cream sauce (sort of like a gravy) and then sprinkled with white monterrey cheese and spices. That is baked, so it is gooey. The rice on the side is traditional mexican rice, spices and all, and all is served with homemade tortillas. The top shelf margarita has Triple Sec, Grand Marnier and Patrón (or Cuervo if you prefer. . . I am a Herradura gal), and a fresh lime is squeezed into it.
At the Old Warsaw, the Lobster Thermadore is just out of this world. It is creamy, fresh, buttery, steaming hot, and a genuine delight to eat.
May 22nd, 2006, 05:18 PM
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Georgia - I travel for a living so both are within a 1/2 hour of "home" for the night:
Pink House - Savannah - anything and everything. I entertain there and no one has ever had a bad meal. I usually have a meal of appetizers - she crab soup, shrimp and grits and another - often fried green tomatoes. Their scored flounder is incredible. The plate they put together for vegetarians are fabulous. Their praline basket ice cream dessert is to die for.
Macon - The Tic Toc Room - Who knew there was such a good restaurant in central Georgia?
Any of their martinis, the iceberg wedge salad with bacon and bleu cheese dressing and any entree. All four of us had incredible filets with different sauces and sides. All four of us (hailing from New Orleans, NC, Atlanta and Macon) said it was the best steak we ever remember eating.
You can dress up for both or go casual to both. True treasures.
Pink House - Savannah - anything and everything. I entertain there and no one has ever had a bad meal. I usually have a meal of appetizers - she crab soup, shrimp and grits and another - often fried green tomatoes. Their scored flounder is incredible. The plate they put together for vegetarians are fabulous. Their praline basket ice cream dessert is to die for.
Macon - The Tic Toc Room - Who knew there was such a good restaurant in central Georgia?
Any of their martinis, the iceberg wedge salad with bacon and bleu cheese dressing and any entree. All four of us had incredible filets with different sauces and sides. All four of us (hailing from New Orleans, NC, Atlanta and Macon) said it was the best steak we ever remember eating.
You can dress up for both or go casual to both. True treasures.
May 22nd, 2006, 05:28 PM
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We have a place in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
Upscale: The French Riviera-Jacques, the owner, was the Sous Chef at La Tour D'argent in Paris. Our favorites dishes are anything he prepares for you. Just say "hi" and let him decide what to serve you.
Casual: Zippers Restaurant on the beach. Baby back ribs and a Cadillac Margarita. M-m-m-m-m Bueno!
Upscale: The French Riviera-Jacques, the owner, was the Sous Chef at La Tour D'argent in Paris. Our favorites dishes are anything he prepares for you. Just say "hi" and let him decide what to serve you.
Casual: Zippers Restaurant on the beach. Baby back ribs and a Cadillac Margarita. M-m-m-m-m Bueno!
May 22nd, 2006, 05:56 PM
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Oh Lord, this is great! I'm eating ultra-healthy presently, so this is actually helping to satiate me.
Indytravel, I've been to Columbus, IN. A unique place. The professor who I went with described it as a town from a first grade reading text. I thought that was a great description.
Starrsville, I should try to get Dear Partner and Dear Mother to go to the Tic Toc Room on our upcoming drive to the mountains.
Indytravel, I've been to Columbus, IN. A unique place. The professor who I went with described it as a town from a first grade reading text. I thought that was a great description.
Starrsville, I should try to get Dear Partner and Dear Mother to go to the Tic Toc Room on our upcoming drive to the mountains.
May 22nd, 2006, 06:02 PM
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You really should Guy. It was closed on Monday, but the owners had opened a new restaurant across the street, Luigi's Bistro. It was very good. Same martini menu. Excellent food. But, the next night we went to Tic Toc and it was indeed fabulous! There's a "better" restaurant in town, Natalia's, but that is hard for me to comprehend.
If DP, DM and you make a stop email me and let me know. When I'm "home", I'm about an hour from Macon.
DP and DM might enjoy the Whistle Stop Cafe if they liked the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. It's a bit NE of Macon in the little town of Juliette.
If DP, DM and you make a stop email me and let me know. When I'm "home", I'm about an hour from Macon.
DP and DM might enjoy the Whistle Stop Cafe if they liked the movie Fried Green Tomatoes. It's a bit NE of Macon in the little town of Juliette.
May 22nd, 2006, 09:12 PM
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I'm located on the island of St. Eustatius in the Dutch West Indies. We have only about 10 restaurants here and they are all within a five minute drive from anywhere on the island, so the question is relatively easy for me. 
The Old Gin House on the Caribbean Sea. It's really our only upscale restaurant on the island and the one we frequent for any special occassion.
http://www.oldginhouse.com/
The Old Gin House on the Caribbean Sea. It's really our only upscale restaurant on the island and the one we frequent for any special occassion.
http://www.oldginhouse.com/
May 23rd, 2006, 03:38 AM
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Madison GA,
Le Maison Bleu in Watkinsville - bring our own wine and/or beer (It's a dry county)
Last visit I had the trio of duck breast, lamb chop and tenderloin of venison served with polenta made from stone ground corn meal and white asparagus.
Amici's in Madison. A surprisingly good pizza.
Le Maison Bleu in Watkinsville - bring our own wine and/or beer (It's a dry county)
Last visit I had the trio of duck breast, lamb chop and tenderloin of venison served with polenta made from stone ground corn meal and white asparagus.
Amici's in Madison. A surprisingly good pizza.
May 23rd, 2006, 03:54 AM
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Edinburgh, Scotland.
1) Martin Wishart. Whatever's on the surprise 6 course tasting menu, with a different glass of wine to suit each course.
2) La Partenope. Seafood ravioli followed by mixed seafood in white wine, garlic etc.
1) Martin Wishart. Whatever's on the surprise 6 course tasting menu, with a different glass of wine to suit each course.
2) La Partenope. Seafood ravioli followed by mixed seafood in white wine, garlic etc.
May 23rd, 2006, 04:51 AM
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We are at present exiled to a Connecticut suburb of New York. Our upscale dining is done in New York -- fifteen minutes beyond the half-hour limit.
For casual, we like the Rio Border Cafe in Norwalk. We start with a Margarita, with salt and on the rocks. Generally skip apetizers as the portions are quite large.
I guess my favorite is the burrito grande -- a tomato tortilla stuffed with seasoned grilled steak and melted cheese. It is served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream and fresh salsa. I usually wash it down with a Corona. They do some nice things with shrimp and fish in salsa verde. My wife loves the pollo con arroz, my son, the fajitas.
When the son goes to college we plan a return to Manhattan, which would result in far different choice.
For casual, we like the Rio Border Cafe in Norwalk. We start with a Margarita, with salt and on the rocks. Generally skip apetizers as the portions are quite large.
I guess my favorite is the burrito grande -- a tomato tortilla stuffed with seasoned grilled steak and melted cheese. It is served with rice, beans, guacamole, sour cream and fresh salsa. I usually wash it down with a Corona. They do some nice things with shrimp and fish in salsa verde. My wife loves the pollo con arroz, my son, the fajitas.
When the son goes to college we plan a return to Manhattan, which would result in far different choice.
May 23rd, 2006, 05:07 AM
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I live in Maussane-les-Alpilles.... France
absolute hands down favorite - L'atelier in Arles
Nothing to order - they bring you what the chef has made that day. They offer completely organic "tapas" style food.
On a recent visit this was the menu:
delicious chick-pea and garlic spread served with a small loaf of his freshly baked bread while we enjoyed a first glass of a red 'vin de sable' from the Aigues Mortes region.
This was followed by a bruschetta with grilled sardines, fresh mushrooms and roquette, drizzled with olive oil.
Tempura fried young salsify was next, served with two dipping sauces; one spicey and the other sweet.
And the courses continued -
Two small bowls of slices of small squid and strips of fennel cooked "a la plancha"... tender, delicious and slightly hot with red pepper.
Two small coffee cups ....filled with a wonderful creamy red pepper mousse, accompanied by thin, tiny loaves of tomato and parmesan bread.
Long thin tubes of crispy phyllo pastry, filled with mashed, seasoned butternut squash. This was accompanied by a "dip" served in a small glass - coconut mousse. Absolutely divine (I could have eaten many more of these).
A beaker was the vessel for the cauliflower cream soup that came next.... sipped from a straw and served with parmesan tuiles.
Small square bowls filled with thin slices of "confit" young beets with an eggless mayonnaise (fromage frais was one of the ingredients). The beets were packed in salt for six hours (hence the "confit"
then rinsed well, dried and thinly sliced. They were delicious.
A simple, yet beautifully cooked small slice of fish, balanced on a quenelle of olive oil mashed potato.
Thin slices of roast saddle of lamb served on a bed of assorted roasted vegetables (jerusalem artichokes, young leeks, fennel, etc.)
And then it was time for dessert... or should I say, desserts.
Miniature square dishes of cubed fresh pineapple with shredded basil
Tiny bowls of green anise mousse topped with carrot foam
Glasses of fig tiramisu
A small chocolate filled beignet balanced in a narrow glass over a sweet syrup
A quenelle of liquorice ice cream
A small chocolate fondant cake topped with a dark crunchy tuile
Dinner is 50 € per person without wine
absolute hands down favorite - L'atelier in Arles
Nothing to order - they bring you what the chef has made that day. They offer completely organic "tapas" style food.
On a recent visit this was the menu:
delicious chick-pea and garlic spread served with a small loaf of his freshly baked bread while we enjoyed a first glass of a red 'vin de sable' from the Aigues Mortes region.
This was followed by a bruschetta with grilled sardines, fresh mushrooms and roquette, drizzled with olive oil.
Tempura fried young salsify was next, served with two dipping sauces; one spicey and the other sweet.
And the courses continued -
Two small bowls of slices of small squid and strips of fennel cooked "a la plancha"... tender, delicious and slightly hot with red pepper.
Two small coffee cups ....filled with a wonderful creamy red pepper mousse, accompanied by thin, tiny loaves of tomato and parmesan bread.
Long thin tubes of crispy phyllo pastry, filled with mashed, seasoned butternut squash. This was accompanied by a "dip" served in a small glass - coconut mousse. Absolutely divine (I could have eaten many more of these).
A beaker was the vessel for the cauliflower cream soup that came next.... sipped from a straw and served with parmesan tuiles.
Small square bowls filled with thin slices of "confit" young beets with an eggless mayonnaise (fromage frais was one of the ingredients). The beets were packed in salt for six hours (hence the "confit"
then rinsed well, dried and thinly sliced. They were delicious.A simple, yet beautifully cooked small slice of fish, balanced on a quenelle of olive oil mashed potato.
Thin slices of roast saddle of lamb served on a bed of assorted roasted vegetables (jerusalem artichokes, young leeks, fennel, etc.)
And then it was time for dessert... or should I say, desserts.
Miniature square dishes of cubed fresh pineapple with shredded basil
Tiny bowls of green anise mousse topped with carrot foam
Glasses of fig tiramisu
A small chocolate filled beignet balanced in a narrow glass over a sweet syrup
A quenelle of liquorice ice cream
A small chocolate fondant cake topped with a dark crunchy tuile
Dinner is 50 € per person without wine
