I've noticed I am getting ruined for eating out at a lot of places but less so because of travel and more because of where I live. While I appreciate cheaper restaurants as much as the fine dining places, in order to survive in Napa a restaurant had better be good because its the locals that keep them alive during the off season.

Unfortunately, since moving here I have noticed that I have to search for really outstanding places when I travel, because too often I will hear something is good and it won't be up to the quality I am used to. (Part of that may come from living in California and our always available fresh produce, but sadly I've had it start to happen when comparing restaurants from my old hometown, San Francisco.)