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Originally Posted by genuinegirly
I love food. I love good food. So when I saw this article, I became excited. Where do I find these delicious upscale restaurants with good deals? I don't have anyplace that comes close to being called upscale in my little town, but you TFP Foodies in major cities - what are the good restaurants, and where have you seen deals on high-end diining?
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I love good food too! But I don't think that it has to be "upscale" to be good. Often the only things that seem to have been scaled up are the prices and the vocabulary. Sauces are "infused" instead of flavored with. You find a sommelier instead of a wine steward. A surfeit of stuffy formality and a wait staff with attitude.
And I think you sell small towns short. I've had wonderful seafood in small towns in New England. There are some world class bar-b-que joints in small towns in the South. Great steaks in the midwest and high plains. Great Mexican in the Southwest, or just about anyplace if you find a local taqueria and stay away from the franchises.
I think that the only areas where upscale establishments really stand out are pastries and desserts.
I travel by car quite a bit, and this is a great website for great food, including small towns
Roadfood.com
and it's free.
They also have a premium (upscale
) pay site, but I tried it for a year and didn't think it was worth the money. Just like a lot of upscale restaurants.
Lindy