Originally Posted by
rjque
Kyoto was my favorite menu (I did not have the first three), and one of the better meals I've ever had. I loved El Bulli and thought Sicily was great but too filling.
I still think Childhood was my favorite, but Kyoto is a close second. I skipped El Bulli and thought Sicily was great food but not a standout compared to dishes I've had elsewhere.
Notably, all of these menus got the highest review from Phil Vettel. I'm moving to Chicago next month and will have to remember to ignore his future reviews.
LTHForum.com. A number of Chicago's food journalists (though not Vettel unless he's under deep cover) post there, plus countless informed and opinionated others--some in the trade, many not. When Saveur or the New York Times or any other national media does an article on Chicago's great restaurants, you can always tell if they've used LTH and its posters as inspiration because they'll refer to restaurants that 99.9% of Chicago has never heard of--and the other .01% are on LTHForum raving about it.
Sweet Willie and I both post there under our same handles. I know there are some other FTers who lurk or post, though no one who's jumping to mind immediately.