Lucky you! You also get to walk to the Cheese Board.
Seaduction here on the Gold Coast. It is relatively new, but I have been a couple of times and it is outstanding.
I thought you might. 
We haven’t tried Indian Cuisine, I’ll see if I can get the husband to check it out soon.
Isn’t that just Potatoes O’Brien?
I was waiting for DC residents to chime in. There are a ton of fantastic ethnic (chinese, japanese, thai, vietnamese, indian, ethiopian, phillipino, peruvian, colombian, mexican, nicauraguan, israeli, hallal, etc.) restaurants in the suburbs - too many to mention. However, in terms of fine dining? I think the choices are much more limited than other cities.
I’ve heard good things about the Russian House but I’ve never been.
Personally my 2 favorite places in DC to eat are:
Fogo de Chao
and
http://raysthesteaks.com/
Rays the steaks is awesome steak at reasonable prices.
It’s worth it! Let me know what you think.
In the Buffalo area, the favorite of me and DH is Daniel’s Restaurant in Hamburg. It was the first “fancy” restaurant we went to, as we had been dating a few months and it was for my birthday (his idea). We both ordered the bacon-wrapped filet mignon with red wine sauce, and we both agree this is the best steak we’ve ever had.
We come back every couple of years and get the same thing, and it is always wonderful. Not only extremely tender, but good flavor too - some filet mignon can be bland tasting. We would put it above other steak places in the area such as EB Greene’s or the Buffalo Chophouse. The ambience is nice too. It looks like the building was formerly a house, and it only has 14 tables, so it has a very quaint and intimate vibe.
Thank you for ringing my drool bell. We lived at Haste and MLK while in grad school (over 20 years ago), and regularly walked up to the Cheese Board on weekend mornings for some provolone-olive bread or cheese rolls. When we visit my in-laws on the Peninsula, we always try to make time to drive over the Bay Bridge to get some yummies from there–our kids, who are Colorado natives, are total Cheese Board heads.
Berkeley is Nirvana for foodies.
My DC vote, and I have eaten at just about all of them, is Rasika. It is high end Indian and may be the best in the world at what they do. Their Black cod is certainly the best piece of fish I could ever imagine having.
Seattle area here.
For über-special occasions, we love The Herbfarm. We just can’t afford $195 per person more than every couple of years.
In the more reasonably-priced section, our go-to is Flying Fish. Especially now that they’ve moved to South Lake Union and parking is $5, not $15.
Wow, hard to pick in Cleveland, which has recently become a foodie paradise in it’s own right.
If forced to chose, I would go with Micheal Symon’s Lola Bistro. Exquisite.
Interesting. I ate there once and I was impressed but not blown away. The naan was delicious.
In Singapore it’s difficult to say what is best. It all depends on what you’re in the mood for.
In general and if price is no object, I’d say the Sunday champagne brunch at the Meza9 at the Grand Hyatt. Starts at 10:30 and you get free flow champagne. It’s a buffet and my first trip is always to the fresh oyster bar where I devour a dozen oysters. Sometimes I go for another dozen. After which I go and have freshly grilled foie gras. After that, I usually go fo lobster and crab. At least a claw of each which are very different. After that, I’m open to anything. The buffet has a Western, Japanese, Chinese, Indian and “local”. section.
Usually I will go for sashimi. Can’t bother with rice filling sushi.
When I’m done with the main meal hours later, then it’s off to the desert section. I like the cheese cake, but what is really fantastic is the chocolate fountain. The “brunch” officially ends at 3pm and by then we’re all toasted and feel great.
Too expensive though. Go there about once a year.
As for specific foods, Singapore has hawkers centers all over the island and you can get all kinds of fantastic food. Depending on what you’re in the mood for, you can go to the different stalls. difficult to produce a favorite, it really all depends on the specific food.
Much cheaper by the way.
In my little town of Bremerton, Washington, without a doubt it’s La Fermata, a local Italian restaurant. Gourmet food, and the most expensive place in town. Reservations are a must because it’s also very small.