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re: LA ranked 4th best state in US for food/drink
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:56 pm to Salmon
Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:56 pm to Salmon
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Do they? Denver has some legit restaurants and they obviously have the craft beer culture. But outside of that, CO is just as rednecky as Alabama without the seafood.
James Beard disagrees. Denver is Johnny come lately to the party. The resort areas bust that arse, and has been a destination for up an coming chefs for a while. Hell, Iron Chef is filmed on top Ajax mountain in Aspen. They had 7 nominees just this year. Outside if Birmingham, Alabama doesn't even register as a blip on the culinary radar.
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 7:58 pm to Mike da Tigah
I have been greatly disappointed in Aspens best.
But the criteria wasnt based only on restaurants.
But the criteria wasnt based only on restaurants.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:01 pm to Salmon
if any state is too low, it's South Carolina
they have seafood, Charleston, and a unique food
that should have put them above Alabama if anything
they have seafood, Charleston, and a unique food
that should have put them above Alabama if anything
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:02 pm to Salmon
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I have been greatly disappointed in Aspens best. But the criteria wasnt based only on restaurants.
It's cyclical, but Boulder kicks arse, and so does Ft. Collins.
If it's solely about access to seafood, then shouldn't Florida kick most everyone?
I'm sorry, but Alabama is not what comes to mind when anyone mentions a place that values great food. It's a place people avoid, not gravitate to in that department. They, like all on the gulf coast have the potential to be wicked bad arse, but that's just potential.
This post was edited on 7/7/14 at 8:03 pm
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:03 pm to Salmon
Tennesee is ranked highly basically because they have Jack Daniels 
And Memphis BBQ, but yeah.
I think this list is fine, but you find good restaurants anywhere. But if you don't have a signature style you won't do well on these lists.
Congrats though
And Memphis BBQ, but yeah.
I think this list is fine, but you find good restaurants anywhere. But if you don't have a signature style you won't do well on these lists.
Congrats though
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:04 pm to Mike da Tigah
I don't think Alabama is great either...but I just don't think Colorado is all that either.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:06 pm to Salmon
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I don't think Alabama is great either...but I just don't think Colorado is all that either.
They're not California, but they put the wood to Bama. Alabama likes college football, and that's about all it puts an emphasis on.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:06 pm to Ole Geauxt
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decent list. a shame that Illinois is rated so high IMO. take Chicago out of there and it falls into the abyss.
well as the article says, where's new york without NYC? into the abyss
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:07 pm to Mike da Tigah
Alabama is not near as bad as most on this site want to believe
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:08 pm to Salmon
denver has given me some dried out buffalo T-bone steaks and some fairly mehhh, mountain oysters, but many ice cold coors.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:10 pm to Jones
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well as the article says, where's new york without NYC? into the abyss
True, but to be fair, where's Illinois without Chicago, or Texas without Austin? I don't even think they really focused on that, or hell, Florida would be ranked higher because of Miami, as would Massachusetts because of Boston, which is a freaking super bad arse in food all by itself.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:11 pm to Salmon
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Alabama is not near as bad as most on this site want to believe
Well I lived there and Tennessee in the 90's and both were pretty abysmal.
Lines out the door of Red Lobster and Captain D's makes you want to kill yourself. Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:12 pm to Mike da Tigah
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True, but to be fair, where's Illinois without Chicago
yea i know. that was kinda the point. wheres Louisiana without nola?
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Texas without Austin?
its still ranked pretty high imo.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:13 pm to Jones
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yea i know. that was kinda the point. wheres Louisiana without nola?
A frick ton higher than Illinois is without Chicago, that's a fact.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:19 pm to Mike da Tigah
ok
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:21 pm to Jones
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. wheres Louisiana without nola?
oh please, gimme a frickin break!!
travel la a little bit, travel all of it,, then travel all of Illinois. if you can't see and tell that our whole state has good food, cooked a variety of ways and all of Illinois doesn't,,, sumptin bees wrong with yer taste buds or a preconceived notion of this state.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:22 pm to Jones
I only say that Jones because of the rest of SLA making up the second major food culture in the state, which by itself destroys a Chicagoless Illinois.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:27 pm to Mike da Tigah
mike, I'm a bit nervous, because we're on the verge of agreeing on something, ,,, but you have to take out the sla part of your post and say that the REST of the state combined makes up another food culture,,,, or maybe swla makes a 2nd and the rest, minus Shreveport of course makes up it's own delta/soul culture.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:31 pm to Mike da Tigah
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A frick ton higher than Illinois is without Chicago, that's a fact.
Probably so.
Boudin is one of my favorites Louisiana foods and seems like that hardly has any presence in Nola.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 8:47 pm to urinetrouble
Good reasons. Different food culture. But same goes for ponce, cracklins, andouille, and many other items that if NOLA were to poof and be gone we'd still enjoy those amazing contributions from the French, Cajuns, and Germans, and many dishes that have come about over the many years here.
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