No objection - even some of my ties cost more than entire suits - but that´s not the Point, some very expensive clothes look awful. Also often no Jacket is better than this Jacket....

I have been to Fat Duck, Aperge, French Laundry , Per Se, Daniel, Jean Georges !

True dat! Of course, I have yet to find a Michelin restaurant that requires a tie. At least that artifact of the old days has gone the way of the do-do. However, there are many Michelin restaurants that still require a jacket, as I've previously demonstrated.

Miam, Miam nice selection.
Which did you prefer ?
L'arpege of course ? Hhahaha

was french laundry worth it?

That question is best discussed in one of the several extant threads in the San Francisco forum: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/san-francisco-468/

cblais
Co-Moderator, Dining Buzz

In the last year

Quince in SFO
Daniel in NYC
Ceil Bleu in Amsterdam
Providence in LAX

Had dinner in late December at Tru in Chicago. The service was great, but the food was average at best. Lots of misses on the menu, with only 1 dish (out of 7) being memorable. Price tag was $158/person, so my wife and I won't be going back.

I've eaten lunch there many times during wine auctions, and it's very clear that their lunch menu execution far exceeds their dinner menu execution. Sadly, this experience at Tru seems to be getting all too common.

In 2015, I had the following 3* restaurants
In chronological order

1. Eleven Madison Park. I took a red eye to JFK, spent the day in NYC, went to EMP for dinner. Went home the next morning. I really flew to NYC for this restaurant. It was in my top 5 of all time.

2. Esaki in Tokyo. This is a good place to try true Japanese kaiseki. Some dishes were outstanding, but overall, I don't think it's worthy of the 3*. Maybe 2*.

3. Quintessence in Tokyo. This is a true 3* star. Better French food here than 3* in France. I would fly to Tokyo just for Quintessence.

4. Koryu in Osaka. Another true 3* star for me. I would fly to Osaka for Koryu. Kaiseki at its best.

5. Taian in Osaka. Similar to Esaki. Some dishes were impressive, but more 2* than 3*.

6. Fujiya 1935. I'm confused about this place. I think the spanish influence messed it up a little. I do like some of the dishes, but the wine pairing was not up to par for a restaurant this caliber. A solid 2*.

7. L'arpege. This was the most anticipated restaurant of 2015 for me and it was the biggest let down. I felt like I was waterboarded with beet. How many beet dishes can the chef send out? I think it was like 7. I think 2* is very generous here.

8. Le Bernardin. Also flew to JFK for one night for this. I've been here twice before and it's one of my favorite restaurants. A solid 3*.

I was at L'arpege this past Sept and I definitely did not wear a jacket. I think only about half of the patrons wore jackets.

Le Bernardin lent me a jacket that could fit 2 of me. Cyrus lent me jacket & khaki pants because I walked in in shorts. :cool:

Going to Barcelona in March. Staying in Las Ramblas area. Interested in either Moments or Lasarte. Not a big fan of fish, if that matters. Any thoughts and/or recommendations?

And if you aren´t a gentleman, more a lubber?

That is surprising - I ate there in early spring 2013 (in March), and I thought Tru blew away the other dinner we had in town (which was the vaunted Alinea - overrated IMO). Presentation was gorgeous, every course was so good, and it has one of my all-time dishes - black-truffle infused foie gras flan. I haven't been back to Chitown since, but this is one of the rare places where I would probably go back to somewhere I've eaten before, just because it was so good.

My fiancee and I will be doing our honeymoon in London and Paris in October. We have 4 nights in London and 3 in Paris. I'm willing to spend more on food because my flight and hotel(s) were purchased on points.

I won't say that we're foodies, but we enjoy unique experiences that Michelin star restaurants often provide, which certainly isn't present in Florida. However, we are really unsure of where to go despite countless hours of research. I will say that the London restaurants have nice lunch prix fixe to offset some of the premium you pay for the stars. We do have other places like Gillrays and Julie's based on family and friends recommendations.

My plans so far, but I am here for suggestions based on previous experiences:

London
Gordon Ramsay - lunch
Dinner by Heston - dinner
Adam Handling - lunch (we're staying at St. Ermin's)

Is Alain Ducasse worth a trip for lunch?

Paris
Guy Savoy - not sure whether dinner or lunch

There are so many restaurants that I haven't been able to narrow down my choices yet. We're staying at the Renaissance Vendome and would like something relatively close.

We already discussed it at the best restaurant thread- the plan looks OK. Not really my choices, but it's your decision. Woudn't go to Alain Ducasse for Lunch. Food isn't the star here, it's the experience. I doubt it's as glamorous at Lunch as it is at Dinner.

P.s. Yes you save a lot at Lunch, but you loose a lot of the day. Also I normally take neverless the Tasting.