OT -- The "Choose One For The Rest Of Your Life" Thread

[847badgerfan]

Tuscany has great beef.

[FearlessF]

The Piedmontese (Italian: Piemontese or razza bovina Piemontese) is a breed of domestic cattle that originated in the region of Piedmont, in north-west Italy.

[utee94]

Tuscany has great beef.

I was pretty disappointed in the quality of beef in Tuscany.  I found that it was not really any different than the rest of Europe, which is far inferior to the USA.

Preparation was great though. Made me wish they had better beef.

[betarhoalphadelta]

French food or Italian food?

Italian. I've been to both.

Pretty much everything I ate in Italy, in three different regions, was amazing. On two visits to France, the food was just okay. The last time in Paris, the best meal I ate was at our hotel bar and it was tapas, nothing French. 

[Cincydawg]

Had some really good food in Rome and Florence.  The four best meals I’ve ever had were in France.  

[Brutus Buckeye]

[FearlessF]

those can't be french fries

[847badgerfan]

I was pretty disappointed in the quality of beef in Tuscany.  I found that it was not really any different than the rest of Europe, which is far inferior to the USA.

Preparation was great though. Made me wish they had better beef.

The times we had steaks were on a working farm and/or winery, in the countryside setting, as part of tours.

We did not order steaks at restaurants.

[Cincydawg]

I avoid beef in Europe in general.  They usually have other great options.  Smaller restaurants usually get their food early from local markets instead of Sysco etc.  

I think first time visitors to Europe usually go to Paris for a week.   For some, that’s all they can afford in a life.  

[Cincydawg]

There is a "visit Paris" site on FB I dabble with at times, it's interesting, somewhat.  A lot of convo about rude waiters, which I have not found to be at all universal.  I have seen Americans "behaving very badly" though.

Once once apologized to a restaurant after a family from NJ left, they were incredible.

[utee94]

There is a "visit Paris" site on FB I dabble with at times, it's interesting, somewhat.  A lot of convo about rude waiters, which I have not found to be at all universal.  I have seen Americans "behaving very badly" though.

Once once apologized to a restaurant after a family from NJ left, they were incredible.

Yeah I don't find the people in Paris to be any more rude than people in other large cities.  Even though most of them speak English, attempting to speak a little French goes a long way. 

[MikeDeTiger]

My wife is Parisian…..

Nobody's perfect.  

[utee94]

Man my pizza vs. burgers question is tougher for me than I thought.

I originally thought it'd easily be burgers. But then I thought about my absolute favorite pizza restaurant here in Austin, and the thought of never eating it again in my lifetime, made me sad.

So I'm still pondering.

[FearlessF]

take your time