NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Feb 1999 20:05:01 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Xref: alexander.INS.CWRU.Edu ba.food:36074 wrote in message ... >What did you think of the Chronicle's top 100 restaurants ??? > >Funny thing, the last 2 places I dined, and the restaurants I have booked for >next Sat & for Valentine's day are not on their list. > >They are the Meetinghouse, Ettan Vital (sp) on Hyde, Pinot Blanc & Catahoula >(wine country). In addition, Terra in St Helena was not on their list. All >of these are better than Baker St. Bistro, which I like but are not in the >same league as these others. > > >Stu Dudley >San Mateo I don't understand Michael Bauer's great liking for Baker St. Bistro, which is OK, but not truly special. Meetinghouse and Elan Vital are certainly much better. I haven't been to the others, not getting up to the wine country often, but I'm startled Terra fell off, as his reviews of the place have always been quite favorable. These lists are great fun to look over, but they certainly don't mean much. Other restaurants I esteem more highly than some of those listed are Pastis and Hyde Street Bistro. Mark Alan Miller
San Francisco, CA