Karen and Anthony–re the Zagat comment–I am reminded of a very liberating exhortation I heard one time: the wine is for us; we are not for the wine. So if you want a nice red wine with your fish–don’t feel guilty, have it! Re the snob list–some good points but, come on, mashed potates from a box are amazingly good; and green can parmesan is a reasonable substitute if no fresh stuff is around. I agree also with preferring butter over its substitutes; but I cannot shake the trauma I received when over 15 or so years ago I saw … Continue reading Re: Food Snobs