I have now provided restaurant picks by friends for an increasing number of cities and towns. I also do a few myself. This blog post serves as an index to them with links for easy access. I will continue to update this index as I add more places. It is past time to update it as I last posted the index on May 2010.
Why do I write about restaurant picks by friends when Zagat and other places have plenty of reviews for most cities? My reviews are by people I know and trust their tastes. I do not know the people in Zagat’s or Gourmet. etc. and I do not always agree with them even though I do use them as useful input. You just have to decide how much you trust me versus the “official” guides. I certainly do not pretend to be an expert but I also am not connected with any places or have an agenda except to give my opinion and those of people I trust. I just know what I like and the list is part of my personal knowledge management system. I often consult it myself went going on a holiday or business trip. I hope it helps you, also. Here is a post that explains it in more detail, Restaurant Reviews – Why I Blog Them. In this post I also show how I both agree and disagree with another ’official” reviewer, Gourmet Magazine.
Here are the places:
US
Barbecue Tour Of the US South: Part Two
Barbecue Tour Of the US South: Part Three
Barbecue Tour Of the US South: Part Four
BBQ tour of the US South - Part Five
Belmont and Somerville, MA lunches
Boston and New York - Where to get good coffee
Boston Massachusetts Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites for 2007
Boston Area Restaurants 2007: Part Two Surrounding Area
Boston and Cambridge Restaurants – August 07
Finding the Best Fried Clams on Cape Cod
Detroit Restaurants: Part Two: Heavy Eating
Detroit - Steve Carter's Taste of Motown
Detroit Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites – 2009
Jackson. Wyoming Update (2/06)
Jackson, Wyoming Cowboy Dance Bars
Los Angeles Dining Update – February 2009
New York – Midtown and Village
New York – Spotted Pig & Magnolia Bakery
New Orleans – Harmony St. Charles
New Orleans 2007 Update on Restaurants
New Orleans Restaurant Update Winter 2010
New Orleans Restaurants December 2011
New Orleans Restaurant and Lodging Update 2012
Chiba: Great Japanese Food with a New Orleans Twist
New Orleans Meals in 2014 – Part One
New Orleans Meals in 2014 – Part Two
Ocean City and Biloxi, Mississippi
Omaha, Nebraska Restaurants: A Local’s Favorites
Favorite Vietnam Restaurants in Oklahoma City
Onset, MA – An Occasional Visitor’s Favorites
Pioneer Valley (Amherst) MA Area
Pioneer Valley (Amherst) MA Area Brew Pubs
San Francisco – unlimited budget
Update on the San Francisco Restaurants – 5/07
Update on the San Francisco Bay Area (and Wine Country) Restaurants – 5/07
San Francisco Restaurants: 2012 Update
Somerville, MA - Cafe Belo
Update on St. Louis Restaurants
St. Louis Restaurants: 2009 Updates on 2006 and 2008 Local’s Favorites
Tampa Florida Restaurant Log, Part Three – November, 2008
Breakfast and Lunch in Watertown and Belmont, MA
Washington DC - Southern Soul Food
Williamsburg (Brooklyn) New York
Canada
Quebec Country Inns – Eastern Townships
Quebec Restaurants October 2007
Quebec City Restaurants: 2010 Update
Europe & Asia
Eating in Honfleur, Normandy Coast
