anything except other highest-end places. If I were going to review, say, Manresa, I might feel like it was necessary to eat at TFL for comparison.

Yep. I had to do the exact same thing after going to Pierre Gagnaire— change my profile and make it “best meal of my life ever”. It blew away every other fine dining experience in the States, French Laundry,...

– Providence CA – Los Gatos – Manresa CA – San Francisco – Zuni Café CA – Yountville – The French Laundry CO – Boulder – Frasca FL – Miami – Michy’s GA – Atlanta – Bacchanalia GA – Atlanta – The Dining Room in the Ritz-Carlton...

think you might enjoy Manresa. The food is delicious, innovative, and you did express an interest in molecular gastronomy. And even if it rates 2 Michelin stars (deserved, IMHO), you can go in jeans and a decent shirt and not...

to consider is a large part of the menu changes daily and at that high level it is amazing that they can keep it up. Most places i visit like the Fat Duck, Le Bernardin, the amazing Providence in LA, Manresa don’t change as...

- almost meaty! And foaming of flavours was a technique reiterated throughout the meal – it wasn’t there when I first visited Splendido. I encountered it in multiple dishes while dining at Manresa in Los Gatos. Wonder...

for mexican, circolo, etc.. Dont list chez panisse, manresa, french laundry, or any other far flung place. One great thing about SF is that it is centralized, so I want to keep it in the city. I hear good stuff about Frascati and...

-med, cuban. Some areas are fuzzy like sushi, japanese, thai, and I’ll throw in vietnamese. And some topics like italian and mid-tier restaruants are just a hotbed for debate. I would and do travel to LA just for asian food,...

and has no idea who Alice Waters and Thomas Keller are) asked me why I chose those restaurants, and I was too embarassed to tell him how much those meals cost (same thing at Michael Mina, Manresa, Gary Danko). However, he loved...

that I would almost give up a kidney to live within walking distance of Manresa or the Ferry Building). I’ve sat next to foodies from all over the world (including industry people) at the bar at Frasca and they’ve all seemed...

a 2-hour drive one way) and the environs in between are fair game. We are willing to travel for great food. — Nothing is set as of yet, although I plan to make reservations at Manresa in Los Gatos and Chez Panisse in...