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Originally Posted by Chatbrat
we're spending a few months in the NC mountains, and a small town with less than 1000 year round residents has @ least 10 restaurants that put the best restaurants in TV area to shame including the Rose Plantation-its been a reawakening to really good dining--we went to a real Italian restaurant, last night and wee totally amazed,
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I've enjoyed delicious food in small restaurants throughout the south and southeast from Texas to Florida to Virginia. One of my favorites was a place called The Cupboard Cafe in Dillard, Georgia. (Down the street from the much better known Dillard House.)
But, it would never occur to me to denigrate The Villages by pointing out that most Villages restaurants are moderately priced chains and that their fare was not up to the standards found in other areas. And, I cannot believe that many happy Villagers would fail to recognize that the post was intended to belittle the area. It smacks of elitism...........in a mostly egalitarian community.
That said, the escalating war of words among posters on this thread about the best, most exotic, and most expensive meals to be found in various regions has become hilarious.
There are those of us who read this stuff who were in the military, living outdoors on C-Rations, or in law enforcement grabbing fast food from a drive through (or missing meals entirely) who know that we eat to live, not live to eat.
But, you folks keep it up. It's good for a giggle.