Re: benchmark dishes
I like the idea of benchmarks, but I aim higher earlier. Why waste time circling the barn and giving a crappy restaurant three or four meals' worth of my money before I can figure out if they can handle the good stuff? So, anyhow....
Sushi: mackerel. No sushi is worse if it is not super-fresh
Italian: I usually order a wide-noodle pasta with a ragu. That'll let you know if the pasta is homemade, and whether the ragus are slowly cooked goodness like they should be.
French: i guess steak frites would be a good benchmark
But I guess I still have beusing my spin of the question would be what dishes
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