My wife...

[Mik]

Fancy like Applebees on a date night

[George K]

@Mik said in My wife...:

Fancy like Applebees on a date night

Been there, done that.

Much to my embarrassment.

[George K]

But, I hurry to add....

45 years, so...

[Axtremus]

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

[George K]

@Axtremus said in My wife...:

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

I don't know. I'll have to ask my wife.

[jon-nyc]

@Axtremus said in My wife...:

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

Per Se in New York. French Laundry in Napa.

[Mik]

@George-K said in My wife...:

@Axtremus said in My wife...:

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

I don't know. I'll have to ask my wife.

[Catseye3]

Maybe ask Jolly. I've always heard that Commander's Palace in Nawlins is top drawer. Also used to be a restaurant called -- I think -- Brannigan's or something like that.

In DC the restaurant Sans Souci had a good rep, don't know how justified. I ate there once and enjoyed it very much.

[George K]

@Catseye3 said in My wife...:

I've always heard that Commander's Palace in Nawlin

Yes. It is an institution. Every time I've been there, I've looked at the menu, and the things that she would order are not there.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in My wife...:

@Axtremus said in My wife...:

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

Per Se in New York. French Laundry in Napa.

I wanted to make it there at some point and even put myself on a waitlist for reservations, but I never tried hard enough to get in.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in My wife...:

French Laundry in Napa.

She does laundry at home.

She does French...nah. Never mind.

[Mik]

Never knew anyone did laundry with their mouth.

Better than Greek laundry I suppose.

[George K]

@Mik said in My wife...:

Better than Greek laundry I suppose.

MODERATOR!!!

[Jolly]

@Catseye3 said in My wife...:

Maybe ask Jolly. I've always heard that Commander's Palace in Nawlins is top drawer. Also used to be a restaurant called -- I think -- Brannigan's or something like that.

In DC the restaurant Sans Souci had a good rep, don't know how justified. I ate there once and enjoyed it very much.

Got to work at it to get a bad meal down there. Turtle soup at Commander's is good, but I haven't eaten there in a long time. Antoine's is supposedly the oldest restaurant in America, and it's pretty fair. Brennan's does a pretty decent breakfast, but they ain't cheap...BTW, they invented Bananas Foster. Another place for brunch is The Court of Two Sisters...Live jazz and the food isn't bad.

But I'm really out of the loop on all the new places...I bet George knows much better than I do....

[Mik]

The only place I ever ate at in N'awlins was this little blues bar where you could get all the red beans and rice and french bread you could eat for half a buck. If it weren't for them I would have starved or stolen.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in My wife...:

@jon-nyc said in My wife...:

@Axtremus said in My wife...:

What restaurants would you cite as bona fide examples of “5-star fine dining restaurants”?

Per Se in New York. French Laundry in Napa.

I wanted to make it there at some point and even put myself on a waitlist for reservations, but I never tried hard enough to get in.

I ate there 20 years ago, and at per se when it opened. I doubt I’d get in either now.