Today reading the paper, I saw something that was interesting. There is a blog called eater.com and it is from two gentlemen who blog about restaurants closing, gossiping and firing in New York City and now LA, they have nothing in the south as of yet. There is also Chowderhead.com, and Thunderhead.com also New York, do they realize there are other places besides New York and LA?

I have been in the restaurant business for well over 15 years, and love it. I love going to new places and finding out for myself good, bad indifferent etc. I also love to travel to Chicago, Charlotte, NC, Key West FL, but my favorite is the little places in out of the way of the "BIG CITY", those are the places that are usually the most interesting.

I can tell you the gossip from Mystic, CT restaurants or at least give you a good/bad review. There is a restaurant called "Zack's" under the bridge in Stonington CT, ( is you saw Mystic Pizza it was the exterior used for the bar scene). Great comfort food, everyone knows everyone and loves tourist. In Mystic "Harp n' Hound" Irish Pub, trivia night on Tuesday's and the owners are from Ireland and love to talk of their home land. The newest restaurant in Mystic is AZU ( a zoo out there, something servers say on a very busy night) owner also owns Bravo Bravo across the bridge, food excellent and creative crowd late 30's early 40's.

Seahorse in a boatyard in Noank, CT ( a few minutes from Mystic) eat on the bar side to get the local atmosphere. Chef Bobby was the Chef who opened Bravo Bravo, he bought it from John Hughes the restaurant owner everyone knows has the touch to know what people like and how to present it. Tourist restaurants like "Go Fish" and " Steak Loft" owned by Jon Kodoma the man with the golden touch, he has at least 10 restaurants all in Tourist areas but people will pay the prices and wait in line unless someone lets them know so many more choices..

I now live in Winston Salem, NC, the restaurant scene is somewhat lacking but what we do have is incredible. I believe in the next few years Winston Salem will rival Charlotte for great restaurants that everyone wants to travel to..

My husband and I have found a few favorites in the short time we have been here, " 6th & Vine", couches, wine racks because they sell it too, a great big bar and music. Food is so good, and always crowded, and a mix crowd not just young, we are not that young anymore so when we spend our money it has to be worth it and this place definately is. Diamondback Grille american flare, good service and food is anything but basic.

Where do you live and eat, that you would reccommend. Our favorite restaurant is a chain, called "Capital Grille", it does not seem like a chain, every city we have eaten at in one, is excellent, service impectable and food indescrible it is an event to go there, so we save up and make sure we enjoy it.