Originally Posted by
halcyongolf
I never thought it would happen. I used to look forward to eating out at high-end restaurants. Now after years of eating all over the world in top-end restaurants (yeah poor baby :-) ) I am becoming numb to fine dining. I don't get excited about food anymore. I don't get excited about amazing interiors or superb service. In fact, these days I get more excited about cheap food and street food. Chipotle, random meat satays in Bangkok, etc. appeal to my tastes buds more so then Kobe beef or cavier. Has anyone else become numb to fine dining?
yes, I would agree to a certain extent. I still get excited about food.
For awhile I was dining quite frequently at top-end restaurants and like you, now relish finding an out of the way spot that serves tremendous food. I'm just about to post in the Florida forum about a "restaurant" in a convenience store in Orlando that served some of the best mofongo with roast pork I've ever had, all for $7
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That being said, I still have plans this summer to drop some serious coin on Alinea in Chicago as Chef Achatz has produced incredible meals for Mrs Sweet Willie and I when he was at Trio in Evanston.
I also need to give Charlie Trotter's a try again as I haven't been for a LONG time and figure he is still getting some good reveiws.
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