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 is past time to update it as I last posted the index on May 2010.
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:
US
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
Cambridge, MA (1)
Cambridge, MA (2) update
Camden Maine 2011
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
Lafayette Opelousas Area
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 Update 4/06
New Orleans 2007 Update on Restaurants
New Orleans Restaurant Update Winter 2010
New Orleans 11/05 update
New Orleans Restaurants December 2011
New Orleans Restaurant and Lodging Update 2012
Chiba: Great Japanese Food with a New Orleans Twist
New Orleans Meals in 2014 – Part One
New Orleans Meals in 2014 – Part Two
Summer Dining in New Orleans 2014
Fall Dining in New Orleans 2014: Part One
Fall Dining in New Orleans 2014: Part Two
Some Great Vietnamese Restaurants in New Orleans 4/15
Some Great Latin Restaurants in New Orleans 4/15
New South Cuisine
Northern Michigan
Ocean City and Biloxi, Mississippi
Omaha, Nebraska Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites
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
Update on the San Francisco Restaurants – 5/07
Update on the San Francisco Bay Area (and Wine Country) Restaurants – 5/07
San Francisco - 11/06 Update'
San Francisco Restaurants: 2012 Update
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
Washington DC - Southern Soul Food
Western Michigan
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) New York
Williamburg Update 4/06
BBQ
Carolina BBQ
Oklahoma Barbecue
BBQ Part One: Louisiana vs. Texas
BBQ Part Two: Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina.
BBQ Part Three: North Carolina and eastern Virginia
BBQ Part Four: western Virginia, Alabama, and Georgia
BBQ Part Five: Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi, and Georgia.
BBQ Part Six: Alabama and Mississippi.
BBQ Part Seven: New Orleans
BBQ Part Eight: Carolinas and Brooklyn
BBQ Part Nine: Gulf Coast
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
Amsterdam
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
Samos, Greece
Sardinia & one from Rome
Sardinian Beach Bars
Singapore
Singapore Restaurants Update 2009 Via Local Twitters
Zurich, Switzerland