I often get asked about new restaurants when people see me.  With my increasingly busy schedule, I have less time to update the website, but there are always new places that I visit.  After a little bit of house cleaning, I am realizing that I am still behind on a number of reviews, with over a hundred menus strewn around my desk in various piles - some from vacations and others from regular visits.  The abundance of restaurants shows that despite the economical downturn, people still desire good food and variety.  In recent weeks, the restaurants that I have frequented have been more than half full - revealing that there is always a market for good eats.

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 A lot of folks have been asking me what my all time favorite restaurants are, but there are so many places to name.
The Best of trAde page shows the best food by cuisine and some of the recommended dishes at the individual restaurants. As new Best of places are discovered, this page will be updated, and previous Best of restaurants will be listed at the bottom of the list. Bon Apetit!
     

Food: Top quality food is the core of any dining experience. While good company and your mood can enhance a meal, the food is the center of the meal. Good food is always remembered. Bad food can hardly be forgotten. The difficulty in patronizing a restaurant multiple times is the consistency of the overall dining experience from food to service. You may find that some restaurants receive an average food score, but I have tried to denote dishes that I felt to be outstanding – both good and bad.

After posting this site, a lot of friends started giving me lists of places to go, so rather than keep it all to myself, I thought I would share. These are restaurants that have not been visited or reviewed to date. Also included are restaurants that are on my own list to try out.
As I try ones listed, you will see their respective reviews. Happy eating.

1. Do you get paid to do these reviews?
2. Why are you trying to be anonymous on your website?
3. Can I share my input about restaurants?
4. How do you decide which restaurants to review?
5. Has any restaurant found out that you have reviewed it?
6. Why don't you list wine pairings with the meal?
7. When did you decide to start doing restaurant reviews?
8. If the reviews began in September of 2003, Why are some of the restaurants last visited from before that date being reviewed?
9. Are you planning to turn this into a full time profession?
10. Why do some restaurant critiques disappear from your page?