Originally Posted by exerda

Adding, yes.

I tend to agree with the ratings that the WaPost food critic gave out to "top food cities," based on not just the restaurants but the markets, etc., last year, and the fact LA wasn't in the top 10--they have decent food, but IMHO Vegas is superior. Heck, Portland was IIRC Sietsema's top food city in the US, and by his criteria (which FWIW does not overlap much with the Michelin notion), they deserved it. Houston was up there, too, surprisingly.

But I do think that San Francisco, NYC, and Chicago will continue to lead the way in the US.