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I'm going to be in Minneapolis in April, and I'd like a very serious dinner one night. You know the drill, pris fix, pairings, insightful fresh food by a genius. Most important, epic delicious. How is Spoon and Stable looking? Any other ideas?

Hertog Jan is one of the 50 best in the world http://www.theworlds50best.com/globalselection/Hertog-Jan.html Ate there last night and they deserve it. Here is my meal https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=hertog&sort=relevance&user_id=35237098292%40N01 red beet/ raspberry/goose liver by Box and Arrow, on Flickr

I should have known better than posting on an ipad! Typos! Another night, another tower, this time of house cured meat at Edmunds Oast. They have been open four months now, and have scaled back their menu a lot. I was hoping for something more like the NYT article, but having made the journey there, I stayed. It was delicious. We followed with corn pudding, yellowtail crudo, picked shrimp toast, grouper, a perfect steak and a lovely chicken porridge that is way tastier than it sounds.

Been here a few days. I started with this http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/08/travel/a-taste-of-charleston-old-school-and-new.html?action=click&contentCollection=Opinion&module=MostEmailed&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&src=me&pgtype=article&_r=0 We dined at The Ordinary and it was extraordinary. The seafood tower is stunning, lobster cooked perfectly, oysters sweet (and shucked well) crab Louis and razor clam salad delicious... Sigh. Virginias has become a go-to for breakfast and lunch. Their she crab soup and fried pickles are outstanding. We also dined at Hominy grill which has a great shrimp and grits. We cpgrabbed a snack at Boone's and the Pim cup and crap cake on crispy chicken skins were yummy. Tonight: Edmunds Oast

I'm not seeing any posts more recently than three years old, I apologize if I've missed something... Heading to Charleston for a few days and looking for one impressive magical multi-course meal for a goodly sized group (we tend to run 6-10) and several smaller venues for tasty but not as bank-busting. Also, BBQ. Because BBQ. Any advice? Anything gone down hill? Any hot new kid doing magic in the kitchen? Thanks!

I'll be in town for a conference, but have one lovely Saturday night at least to escape hotel food and dine very seriously (and maybe a few lunches with luck). What should I eat? Ideally for diner it would be a multicourse show me what ya got meal, and lunches would be local specialties.... thanks!

My daughter was good at chopsticks, but she's been lazy lately and her skills have deteriorated. I'll bring a fork in case. good reminder! Thank you for your help. Her manners are very good, and she can do many many courses (though gets full) but you are right about waits... she can't stand in line for very long. If we are so jet lagged we are up at 4, I'll try for sushi dai, but otherwise I'll skip. Do you have any place near by you like, or a street you think would have places? We've done trois gros in france, and I've done roblchon in tokyo, so I think I'll focus on japanese food since it's such a short visit. I have shared multicourse meals with her other places, would that be frowned upon? I haven't had many bad meals in Tokyo, so I think you are right, I wont' worry and we'll have fun.

thank you both, especially the heads up on Studio Ghibli... Amelie has been trained by her fanatically french father to hate mcdonalds, so I don't want to be the one to breaks that 7 year run. I'm wondering if I'll be able to get tickets, I leave tomorrow http://www.jtbgmt.com/eng/ghibli/TicketSystem.html#Regions no way to buy in Japan? I'm not afraid to drop some money here and there. I did want to take her to sushi dai in the fish market, do you think that'll be okay? I've never seen a child there (not sure she'll put up with the line anyhow, but we'll see what an ipad can do) I was eyeing these guys http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/827056 and thinking about Sankame, Ginza Toyoda, Kondo and especially Ginza Okuda. I think Amelie should have at least one tempura experience and I know a great little eel place near our hotel, so unagi is taken care of. and slurping ramen, of course! thank you so much!

My daughter and I are stopping in Tokyo, staying in Ginza, for three days on our way to Bangkok. This girl can eat. her father is French, and she was at Michelin restaurants since she was tiny. So manners and weirdness aren't obstacles. I'm worried some people will see a tiny blond person and not be so into her. In any case.. We both LOVE food, and plan to eat well while there. Any recommendations of places that are tasty, and close to headquarters in ginza, or major tourist areas (i.e. the Studio Ghibli museum,Harajuku, Senso-ji Temple, etc?) I don't speak any Japanese so advice is so welcome. I've done Tokyo twice before, love roblechon and molecular tapas bars, as well as many awesome tiny places and the fish market... not fussy, just looking for awesome and able to get into at such short notice. (work overwhelmed me and I didn't have much time to plan.) thanks!

Heading down to Asilomar for the weekend as I often do with the fam, and wondering what good food can be found. My daughter has an unreasonable love for Fishwife, which is not particularly good but it's close. I really like 1833, but was thinking I'd like to try something different for our "nice" meal out. I've enjoyed fifi's in Pacific Grove, and post-aquarium the restaurant C is our favorite post aquarium lunch spot. Cuisine is less a determinant than deliciousness. Thanks!

Wow, thanks! About ot get on a plane and I am psyched! Will share any findings.....

Did anyone see the Iron Chef America pilot with William Shatner as chairman in full regalia? I recall a complete train wreck, yet I recall it fondly.

Old thread I know, but I was just moping over how boring most of the winners of Next Iron Chef. The irons chefs I'd kill to watch are Faulkner, Mehta, Costenino... , people who surprise and delight. I find Garces. Fiorgeone and Zakarian boring to watch. Their food may taste the best in the end run, but I'd like to see daring do replacements for Morimoto and Batali. If you dont' have the backbone to make sardine ice cream, get off my stage. I hope Alex will provide a bit of that courage, but I'm not too hopeful.

The last top chef masters finale is worth watching. It was a battle of ideas in food. * Highly recommend.*

Any new-hot or classic-getting-better-all-the-time recos for this 2013 SXSW season?