Hi Alton! I wanted to first thank you so much for the original good eats. When I was growing up, I spent my weeknights staying up past my bedtime watching rerun after rerun. Fast forward 10 years to me completing my BA in Culinary Science in August of last year. You were the first source of culinary inspiration and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
My question is regarding the current trend of fine dining. It seems the growing "gormet casual" scene is becoming more popular than the traditional suit and tie fine dining. I've also found that, in my own dining experience, the chefs behind the menus in these restaurants tend to pump out better, more creative food in far more approachable atmosphere. My favorite restaurant right now is Coquette (in New Orleans): they gave me a better dining experience with similar quality ingredients at a quarter of the price of some traditional fine dining restaurants within a couple blocks. Have you found this to be true in other cities? Do you think this trend will continue? Other thoughts?
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Hi Alton! I wanted to first thank you so much for the original good eats. When I was growing up, I spent my weeknights staying up past my bedtime watching rerun after rerun. Fast forward 10 years to me completing my BA in Culinary Science in August of last year. You were the first source of culinary inspiration and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
My question is regarding the current trend of fine dining. It seems the growing "gormet casual" scene is becoming more popular than the traditional suit and tie fine dining. I've also found that, in my own dining experience, the chefs behind the menus in these restaurants tend to pump out better, more creative food in far more approachable atmosphere. My favorite restaurant right now is Coquette (in New Orleans): they gave me a better dining experience with similar quality ingredients at a quarter of the price of some traditional fine dining restaurants within a couple blocks. Have you found this to be true in other cities? Do you think this trend will continue? Other thoughts?
Thanks!
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