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To quote the Bard of Avon himself, Abraham Lincoln, "Eff you, I won't do what you tell me (unless it involves Bard Murder)!"
Reflections on why I love Big City dining...
There is a reason that Sinatra concludes his song, "If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere, it's up to you, New York, New York."
It's not that you can't find good things in other places. Far from it. But ... the level of competition between the producers, the level of sophistication of the consumers, and the density all combine to make major cities, especially those like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans ... and even newer places like Miami, Las Vegas and Portland* .... qualitatively different.
You truly can get great food anywhere. But if I want the best food, the most options, and a peak at what trends we'll be seeing in the rest of the country in another five to ten years** ... that's when you look to the places where you have the highest concentration of exciting innovation happening.
Then again, the only thing more annoying than having a coworker reheat fish in the microwave? A New Yorker city-splainin' to you about how the New York water is what makes the bagels so special. Yeah yeah, and the rat droppings give the fabled New York slice that special panache, too!
*Where is Chicago, @Cadence asks .... well, they're too busy appropriating ketchup from hot dogs to use in their deep dishpizzas casseroles.
**That's fifteen to thirty Canadian years at the current time exchange rate.
There is a reason that Sinatra concludes his song, "If I can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere, it's up to you, New York, New York."
It's not that you can't find good things in other places. Far from it. But ... the level of competition between the producers, the level of sophistication of the consumers, and the density all combine to make major cities, especially those like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans ... and even newer places like Miami, Las Vegas and Portland* .... qualitatively different.
You truly can get great food anywhere. But if I want the best food, the most options, and a peak at what trends we'll be seeing in the rest of the country in another five to ten years** ... that's when you look to the places where you have the highest concentration of exciting innovation happening.
Then again, the only thing more annoying than having a coworker reheat fish in the microwave? A New Yorker city-splainin' to you about how the New York water is what makes the bagels so special. Yeah yeah, and the rat droppings give the fabled New York slice that special panache, too!
*Where is Chicago, @Cadence asks .... well, they're too busy appropriating ketchup from hot dogs to use in their deep dish
**That's fifteen to thirty Canadian years at the current time exchange rate.
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Any news on the latest trends woth hot dogs in microwaved macaroni and cheese?
Sadly, Mama Snarf's Deluxe Sunday Dinner (served with a pairing of plastic jug spiced rum to really bring out the umami in the powdered cheese) has never received the recognition it deserves for gastronomy.
That's probably the only thing I miss about living in the DC area. Given the wide variety of backgrounds that the people living in the area came from, you could generally find anything for food there. I don't know how they compare on food trends like the other cities you mentioned since I haven't visited any of them aside from NYC, but variety and quality was definitely there.
You reminded me that the absolute best coffee I have had was in Naples, Italy, which probably was because of the water. Naples has a unique approach to managing their sanitation problem, having subscribed to Homer Simpson's "can't someone else do it?" theory of sanitation management and I assume they're at the stage where they've spent their entire budget and no longer are even trying. Google "Naples Italy Trash problem" if you need some examples, but the water in the Bay of Naples is definitely in the category of you either die or get superpowers if you swim in it so that's probably what makes their coffee taste the way it does.
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(1) The dollar is smaller so it happens faster, not slower. Try Toronto for food, some time.
(2) Anyone who thinks that New York bagels are special has never been to Montreal. Schwartz's Deli, specifically.
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