Originally Posted by
SFflyer123
That is the whole point of the thread: that you have to get on an airplane to get good Indian food or dim sum. In SF or NYC, I just get in a taxi (or take the bus). I can eat at Le Benardin or Jean Georges, then go eat great sushi, then eat tikka masala, without ever leaving the city of New York.
My point is that you are not getting the best food in NYC, or SF or any one city. My experience from eating all over the world, is that the source always offers the best version of a particular dish. Indian food, despite the great efforts of expats in England, is always better in India. Chinese food is better in China. Or to be more specific, Hunan cuisine is better in Hunan. Cantonese is better in Canton, etc. Provencal is better in Provence. Even in Paris, you can't get the best examples of regional French dishes.