[Sigia-l] Restaurant websites

[Everett, Andy]

Todd,

   This is about as upscale as it get in my hometown of Chicago,
http://www.charlietrotters.com/ or http://www.everestrestaurant.com/

    Both are definitely out of my price range so I haven't had the
pleasure.


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Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:17 AM
To: Eric Reiss
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Subject: Re: [Sigia-l] Restaurant websites


On Feb 19, 2008, at 12:51 AM, Eric Reiss wrote:

> I need something more upscale than, for example, a take-away fast- 
> food joint. We're looking for a good presentation of venue, menu, wine

> list, catering services (if any). An online reservation system would 
> be nice, too.

This is much tougher than I would have thought. I went to two of my
favorite chef's sites to track down their restaurants and I wasn't that
impressed. Alain Ducasse's restaurant site/page doesn't really do it
justice; Thomas Keller's is better. I'm not sure either of these guys
really have to worry about their site, considering their clientele.

Alain Ducasse has a fantastic little restaurant in the Plaza Athena in
Paris http://www.plaza-athenee-paris.com/restaurants_bars/alain.html
(ate here, site doesn't do it justice)

Thomas Keller's famous French Laundry
http://www.frenchlaundry.com/frenchlaundry.htm (flash site), albeit a
nicely done flash site.

Le Bec-Fin (french restaurant in Philly) http://www.lebecfin.com/ (flash
site)

V.Sattui (my favorite vineyard in N. Cali) http://www.vsattui.com/ (html
and flash)


Cheers!

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