Restaurants
Here I begin an attempt to catalog every restaurant I’ve had the pleasure (or displeasure) of dining at in the past 5 years or so and going forward. I’ve chosen only to include restaurants that meet what I would consider the absolute minimum definition of “fine dining”, which is that a full meal typically amounts to $20 or more per person.
Restaurants that I have written reviews for have the date of the visit in bold italics next to the name linking to the post.
New York, New York
- Al Bustan
- Allen and Delancey
- Aureole
- Babbo
- Balthazar
- Bobby Van’s
- Buddakan
- Buddha Bar
- Café Boulud
- Café Gitane - September 2008
- Café Gray
- Convivio
- Counter
- Craftbar
- Daniel
- Delmonico’s
- Essex
- Gramercy Tavern
- Inoteca
- Lady Mendl’s
- Momofuku Ko
- The Monday Room
- Morimoto
- One if by Land, Two if by Sea
- Pastis
- Per Se - August 2008
- Peter Luger
- Picholine
- Public
- Pure Food and Wine
- Resto
- Rosa Mexicano
- Sarabeth’s
- Scalini Fedeli
- Smith & Wollensky
- Tailor
- Tavern on the Green
- Vong
- wd-50
Providence, Rhode Island
- 3 Steeple Street
- Al Forno
- Cafe Nuovo - February 2008
- Capriccio
- Cav
- Chinese Laundry
- Citron
- Hemenway’s Seafood Grill
- Julian’s - February 2008
- La Laiterie (Farmstead Cheeses) - March 2008
- L’Elizabeth
- Local 121 - February 2008
- Mill’s Tavern
- Napa Valley Grille
- New Rivers
- Rue de L’Espoir
- Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
- Ten Prime Steak & Sushi
- The Capital Grille
- Waterman Grille
- XO Steakhouse
Orange County, California
- 118 degrees - August 2008
- 230 Forest Avenue
- Basilic
- Bistango
- Cafe R&D
- Caspian
- Chat Noir
- Fleming’s Steakhouse
- French 75
- Ichibiri - July 2008
- Kimera - July 2008
- Luciana’s
- Morton’s Steakhouse
- Motif
- Opah
- Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse
- Sage on the Coast
- Savannah Steak & Chop House
- Thai This - July 2008
- Ti Amo
- Turner New Zealand
- Wicked Garden
- Wineworks for Everyone - July 2008
France
- Chateau Cordeillan-Bages (Bordeaux) - June 2008
- Chateau Les Crayeres (Champagne)
- Le Chapon Fin (Bordeaux) - June 2008
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