City vs City Dining Scene! 2010 4 Diamond Restaurant City Rankings(North America) (compare, life)

[justme02]

Its just another list in a sea of many.

I like looking at them, but I take them with a grain of salt.

[brent6969]

IMO, fine dining is waning in a lot of cities, people are not going to pay exorbitant prices for a small piece of nothing on a plate with fancy swirls around it. They want to eat, not go to an art exhibit.

[afonega1]

Originally Posted by DANNYY

Michelin Guide:

Michelin Guide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Most established restaurant ranking in the world, goes through various countries and over hundreds of cities and measures on quality of food, quality of atmosphere, quality of service. Over hundreds of professional employees with suitable degrees and expertise in this field, to make qualified judgement. Research Michelin Guide, 24/7 and its one of the most prestigious and honorable ranking agencies in the world. They also do one on one inquiries with the chefs at every restaurant and talk to other people dining there about their experience, they go the full mile when they conduct their study at cities and their restaurants, respectively.

Actually the Michelin Guide from what I know was always more European based.Versus the Mobil Guide(Now own by Forbes) tends to be more inclusive of American restaurants..Michelin Guide was not always in the U.S. and has been accused of snobbery when it has come to American restaurants.

Restaurant guides list the best places to eat. One of the most famous of these, in Western Europe, is the Michelin series of guides which accord from one to three stars to restaurants they perceive to be of high culinary merit. The Michelin Red Guide is the Holy Grail of sorts, awarding up to three stars. One star indicates a "very good restaurant"; two stars indicate a place "worth a detour"; three stars means "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey." Stars are awarded strictly for cuisine; a separate scale of 1 to 5 denotes the ambience, setting and decor, and is symbolized by a crossed fork-and-spoon icon.
In the United States, the Mobil Travel Guides and the American Automobile Association rate restaurants on a similar 1 to 5 star (Mobil) or Diamond (AAA) scale. Three, four, and five star/diamond ratings are roughly equivalent to the Michelin one, two, and three star ratings while one and two star ratings typically indicate more casual places to eat.
In 2005, Michelin released a New York City guide, its first for the United State

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Red Guides are also published for selected major cities: Paris, London, Tokyo, Kyoto/Osaka, Hong Kong & Macau, New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area & Wine Country, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Las Vegas.

[grapico]

Originally Posted by afonega1

Actually the Michelin Guide from what I know was always more European based.Versus the Mobil Guide(Now own by Forbes) tends to be more inclusive of American restaurants..Michelin Guide was not always in the U.S. and has been accused of snobbery when it has come to American restaurants.

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Makes sense as the dining scene in Europe, especially France/Spain/Belgium/Italy is historically much better than the U.S., I think it still is, but now that they are covering the U.S. / Asia / etc I'd say they have good relevance.

[Spade]

Originally Posted by SweethomeSanAntonio

Why would a tire company be any better than AAA?

Ok I'm sorry. I laughed pretty hard at this quote. Tears was coming out.

But anyway. Most of these lists focus on the scene and not just the food, right?

[SweethomeSanAntonio]

Isn't it a tire company? I really don't know.... never heard of it. lol.....enlighten me.

[blkgiraffe]

Originally Posted by Spade

Ok I'm sorry. I laughed pretty hard at this quote. Tears was coming out.

But anyway. Most of these lists focus on the scene and not just the food, right?

Yes. People are pretty much paying for the quality of service and scenery. You can get food just as good for much cheaper at other areas.

[TabulaRasa]

Originally Posted by HtownLove

Las Vegas is THE tourist spot for adults, why would it not be that high?

Because it has a lot of overblown, overhyped restaurants that in the end have crappy food and/or service?

[olecapt]

Originally Posted by TabulaRasa

Because it has a lot of overblown, overhyped restaurants that in the end have crappy food and/or service?

Actually it has a set of overblown, overhyped restaurants that have exceptional food and wonderful service.

Now if they cost half as much it would be perfect.

I could easily eat out twice a week here in top joints and remain forever happy if it did not cost so much.

I don't believe any of the other top tier restaurants anywhere are different on the cost by the way.

[adavi215]

Originally Posted by theother

I'm surprised Charleston has that many..but really who cares?

Charleston is actually known for its fine dining scene and I would say per capita it does well if not the best.