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Where did you have your best meal?

Hard to say if it is THE best,
but the Ryland Inn in Whitehouse NJ is tremendous.
They do a sampler menu with a wine tasting that is fabulous.
Has anyone else been there?

no

not me
i like the watchung mcdonalds myself

Here is the menu.......



TASTING MENU “TRADITION”

Blue fin tuna tartare
Champagne Billecart-Salmon “Brut Réserve” NV *
Champagne Billecart-Salmon “Brut Rosé”, NV**

Scottish salmon with orange, artichokes and Thai basil
1998 Coteaux Varois Blanc “Champ Cesterce”, Domaine de Deffends l
1999 St Joseph Blanc, Bernard Faurie ll

Turbot de Bretagne à la grandmère
1996 Chassagne-Montrachet, Ropiteau l
1998 Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru “les chaumees”, M. Colin ll

Warm tart of Maine lobster with chanterelles and saffron sauce
2000 Stags Leap Chardonnay “Napa Valley” l
1999 Hanzell Vineyard, Chardonnay “Sonoma Valley”ll

Côte de veau with confit of chestnuts, fennel, onions and ricotta gnocchi
1999 Côte de nuits “villages”, Domaine H. Nadau-Ferrand l
1996 Pommard 1er Cru “Grands Epenots”, Francois Gaunoux ll

Tunisian spiced lamb with tapioca root vegetables and mint yogurt
1998 St. Joseph, André Perret l
1996 Hermitage, Bernard Faurie ll

Peach Champagne and pear granité
2000 Moscato d’Asti, Vigna Senza Nome, Rocchetta Tanaro l/ll

Venezuela “Hacienda Concepcion” chocolate tart
1998 Banyuls “Rimage”, J. Laverrière l
1993 Banyuls “Grand Cru”, J. Laverrière ll

Spent 3 hrs on dinner once in a place in Kentucky, just over the border of Cinncinatti. The restaurant is the top floor of a hotel, and the bldg is round. There is a ring around the rm where the tables sit, and it rotates. Takes an hour to go full circle.

I enjoyed the experience more that I remember the food. It was the first time I ever had sorbet out though, that was cool too.

Hmmm...this thread is starting to look more and more like

Ladi, screw the sorbet. I have something to cleanse your pallet.

Give me a great piece of Delmonico steak and some taters and I'll take that anyday over some spiced lamb

If I can't pronounce most of the way the food is described, I won't eat it.

As much as I travel I have many favorites. My top 3 are

Kincaids - San Francisco
The Rathskeller - Toronto
The Rum Jungle - Mandalay Bay - Las Vegas

[Old British lady]I don't like spam![/Old British lady]

White Castle

What about spam, eggs, spam, ham, eggs & spam ..... that's not got much spam in it!



Edited By Hey Ladi on June 19 2002 at 3:16

Quote:Hmmm...this thread is starting to look more and more like

Nope Maynard, just like to eat....
must you always be such a bitter man?


ooops, prepares for comments.



Edited By Ken'sPen on June 19 2002 at 3:23

Fine dining that meets my standards is tough to find. My family is in the restaurant business and I REALLY am a trained chef. But if I had to choose, I'd say my favorite places are :

- Mexicali Blues in Teaneck (Noveau Mexican)
- Sarena in Manhattan (Sushi)
- Turkish Kitchen on 28th and 3rd avenue in NYC. It was better before I stole one of their chefs.
- Cosimo's in Middletown, NY (Italian)

These are the four restaurants that you don't have to ask me twice to go to. Other than that, I'd rather cook in my own kitchen.

My neighbor who is also a trained chef made me a porterhouse steak, served over garlic mashed red potatos, and fresh green beans. Before dinner was a margarita made from fresh squeezed limes and grand marnier (sp?). Best meal I've ever had....

Ram's Head Inn in Absecon or Zaberer's in Anglesea (which is gone now )

i can't afford to eat out too much, so, i'll say my kitchen...