I have
now provided restaurant picks by friends for an increasing number of cities and
towns. I also do a few myself. This blog post serves as an index to them with
links for easy access. I will continue to update this index as I add more
places. It was time to update it as I last posted the index on June 08.
Why do
I write about restaurant picks by friends when Zagat and other places have
plenty of reviews for most cities? My reviews are by people I know and trust
their tastes. I do not know the people in Zagat’s or Gourmet. etc. and I do not
always agree with them even though I do use them as useful input. You just have
to decide how much you trust me versus the “official” guides. I certainly do
not pretend to be an expert but I also am not connected with any places or have
an agenda except to give my opinion and those of people I trust. I just know
what I like and the list is part of my personal knowledge management system. I
often consult it myself went going on a holiday or business trip. I hope it helps
you, also. Here is a post that explains it in more detail, Restaurant
Reviews – Why I Blog Them. In this post I also show how I both
agree and disagree with another ’official” reviewer, Gourmet Magazine.
Here
are the places:
Ann
Arbor, Michigan
Belmont
and Somerville, MA lunches
Boston,
MA - city limits
Boston,
MA - surroundings
Boston
and New York - Where to get good coffee
Boston
Chinatown
Boston
Late Night
Boston
Massachusetts Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites for 2007
Boston
Area Restaurants 2007: Part Two Surrounding Area
Boston and
Cambridge Restaurants – August 07
Boston’s Best Fried Chicken
Carolina
BBQ
Cambridge,
MA (1)
Cambridge,
MA (2) update
Finding the Best Fried Clams on Cape
Cod
Detroit
Detroit
2008
Detroit
Restaurants: Part Two: Heavy Eating
Detroit -
Steve Carter's Taste of Motown
Detroit Restaurants: A Local’s
Favorites – 2009
Hanover,
NH
Iowa City
Jackson,
Wyoming
Jackson.
Wyoming Update (2/06)
Jackson,
Wyoming Cowboy Dance Bars
Jackson
Update 5/07
Jackson
Wyoming- January 08
Los
Angeles
Los
Angeles Fast Food
Los Angeles Dining Update – February
2009
Maggie
Valley, NC
Middle
Tennessee
New York –
Midtown and Village
New York
- Upper West Side
New York –
ICoppi & Savoy
New York –
Spotted Pig & Magnolia Bakery
New
Orleans – my picks
New
Orleans – Harmony St. Charles
New
Orleans Update 5/05
New
Orleans 11/05 update
New
Orleans Update 4/06
New
Orleans 2007 Update on Restaurants
New Orleans Restaurant Update Winter
2010
New South
Cusine
Northern
Michigan
Ocean
City and Biloxi, Mississippi
Omaha,
Nebraska Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites
Oklahoma
Barbecue
Favorite
Vietnam Restaurants in Oklahoma City
Onset, MA
– An Occasional Visitor’s Favorites
Philly
Cheese Steak
Pioneer
Valley (Amherst) MA Area
Pioneer
Valley (Amherst) MA Area Brew Pubs
Providence
Rhode Island
San
Francisco – unlimited budget
San
Francisco - ethnic
San
Francisco –good value
San
Francisco - Cafe Kati
San
Francisco Italian
San
Francisco - 11/06 Update'
Update on
the San Francisco Restaurants – 5/07
Update on
the San Francisco Bay Area (and Wine Country) Restaurants – 5/07
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Update
Seattle
Seattle
(healthy)
Somerville,
MA - Cafe Belo
St. Louis
Update on
St. Louis Restaurants
St. Louis Restaurants: 2009 Updates
on 2006 and 2008 Local’s Favorites
Tampa, FL
Part One
Tampa, FL
Part Two
Tampa
Florida Restaurant Log, Part Three – November, 2008
Tuckee,
Nevada
Upper
Cape Cod Massachusetts
Vermont
Country Inns
Victor,
Idaho
Breakfast
and Lunch in Watertown and Belmont, MA
Washington,
DC
Western
Michigan
Williamsburg
(Brooklyn) New York
Williamburg
Update 4/06
Canada
Quebec
(1)
Quebec
(2)
Quebec
Country Inns – Eastern Townships
Quebec
Restaurants October 2007
Quebec City Restaurants: 2010 Update
Toronto
Toronto
Update (3/06)
Vancouver
Europe
& Asia
Barnes,
UK
Bombay
(Mumbai), India
Geneva,
Switzerland
Istanbul,
Turkey
Lucca,
Italy
Lugano,
Italy
Paris (1)
Paris (2)
– Frenchguys.com
Meals in
Paris September 2006
Eating in
Honfleur, Normandy Coast
Rome
Sardinia
& one from Rome
Sardinian
Beach Bars
Singapore
Singapore Restaurants Update 2009 Via
Local Twitters
Zurich,
Switzerland
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