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- Herausgeber: Gramercy Park Press
- Kategorie: Lebensstil
- Sprache: Englisch
Andrew Delaplaine is the ultimate Restaurant Enthusiast.
With decades in the food writing business, he has been everywhere and eaten (almost) everything.
“Unlike the ‘honest’ reviews on sites like Yelp, this writer knows what he’s talking about. He’s a professional, with decades in the business, not a well-intentioned but clueless amateur.”
= Holly Titler, Los Angeles
“This concise guidebook was exactly what I needed to make the most of my limited time in town.”
= Tanner Davis, Milwaukee
This is another of his books with spot-on reviews of the most exciting restaurants in town. Some will merit only a line or two, just to bring them to your attention. Others deserve a half page or more.
“The fact that he doesn’t accept free meals in exchange for a good review makes all the difference in his sometimes brutally accurate reviews.”
= Jerry Adams, El Paso
“Exciting” does not necessarily mean expensive. The area’s top spots get the recognition they so richly deserve (and that they so loudly demand), but there are plenty of “sensible alternatives” for those looking for good food handsomely prepared by cooks and chefs who really care what they “plate up” in the kitchen.
For those with a touch of Guy Fieri, Delaplaine ferrets out the best food for those on a budget. That dingy looking dive bar around the corner may serve up one of the juiciest burgers in town, perfect to wash down with a locally brewed craft beer.
Whatever your predilection or taste, cuisine of choice or your budget, you may rely on Andrew Delaplaine not to disappoint.
Delaplaine dines anonymously at the Publisher’s expense. No restaurant listed in this series has paid a penny or given so much as a free meal to be included.
Bon Appétit!
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Seitenzahl: 26
Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2021
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Savannah
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The Restaurant Enthusiast’s
Discriminating Guide
Andrew Delaplaine
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Andrew Delaplaine is the Restaurant Enthusiast.
When he’s not playing tennis,
he dines anonymously
at the Publisher’s (considerable) expense.
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Senior Editor – James Cubby
Copyright © by Gramercy Park Press - All rights reserved.
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Getting About
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The A to Z Listings
Ridiculously Extravagant
Sensible Alternatives
Quality Bargain Spots
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Nightlife
INTRODUCTION
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Every time I visit Savannah, I ask myself the same question: what is it about this fair city that I like so much?
An impossible question (for me) to answer. The culture? The food (Ah, yes, the food!)? The people? The charming layout of the city?
It’s all of those things, of course. Savannah is a much more interesting city than Charleston because you can basically see what there is to see in Charleston in a day. A Long Weekend is more than ample time to savor the riches of Charleston (excluding its numerous fine restaurants) unless you venture to some of the plantations outside town.
Not so Savannah. You’ll need a lot more than a Long Weekend to take in everything Savannah has to offer, trust me.
Of all historic figures, Civil War General William Sherman is largely responsible for preserving the city by the simple act of not burning it down when he made his famous March to the Sea, destroying everything in his Army’s path—except Savannah.
My first experience here was as an undergrad when I came to meet the parents of my college girlfriend. Theirs was one of the older families in Savannah, and their name even graces one of its most famous squares.
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Speaking of those famous squares, the layout of Savannah makes it very interesting. There are 21 squares that give this city a strong human scale other U.S. cities will never have. Savannah feels more like London than any other American city to my mind (except of course for the weather). These squares, sometimes frustrating for motorists who have to navigate around them, make cycling around Savannah a pleasure.
There used to be 24 squares in the original plan of the city, but 3 of these were sacrificed to developers who demolished them before the people came to their senses and stopped the wanton destruction of Savannah’s valuable heritage. Another square, Ellis, once no more than a parking lot, is now looking more like it did in the old days.
A little side note: famed lyricist Johnny Mercer, who wrote some 1,600 songs and took home 4 Oscars for Best Song, was from here. He was one of the great contributors to the Great American Songbook. (He wrote “Moon River,” for example, which Audrey Hepburn sang not so well in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”)
Be certain to visit the River Street Pedestrian District. Here you’ll see water taxis, riverboats, and numerous private craft plying the river. The waterfront is lined with shops, restaurants and quite a few tourist traps. Still, it’s great to see it.
