i recently spent a week of feeding in Lyon, and a week in Sicily. the specials came off the boat, or directly from the market. "we have 5 courses of sweetbreads". the "tuna just came off the boat" "we got skate at the market" "no ... today, none at market"are typical comments. vegetables are very limited in italy in winter. there are none fresh.

the comments of posters on this forum indicate that most specialize in steak houses, pizza parlors, fast food and chain restaurants. many top end restaurants in the dc area have "what is fresh today". they are searching for the best routh chris steakhouse.