tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172133613782045958.post8581860540924068276..comments2023-09-27T08:57:32.916-07:00Comments on Reflections of a Culinarychiq: Good food and walking it offCulinarychiqhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09541108854631999496noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9172133613782045958.post-33988364912222184942010-05-04T11:46:07.932-07:002010-05-04T11:46:07.932-07:00I agree with you. I guess this strokes the egos of...I agree with you. I guess this strokes the egos of those places on the list, but they'd be getting customers ANYWAY because of the cache factor. I remember going to Aqua (in S.F.) when it first opened, easily one of the top ten restaurants in the U.S., and it was actually obscene, IMO. I didn't feel like eating. It was taking food to such ridiculous levels that I lost my appetite (thank goodness because the prices were not to be believed). That's what I loved about Julia Child's food ethic. It's just food. It can be made properly and taste really good, but it's nothing to genuflect over.Claire M. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01714407719530073304noreply@blogger.com