Upcoming Restaurant Week - Boston

It is Restaurant Week Boston this week, so I'll be dining at Morton's in the Seaport; All-Star Sandwich Bar in Inman Square, Restaurant Fiore in the North End and Brasserie Jo at the Colonnade Hotel.

Expect to see some posts here and then some over at WWJCE.

Oh, on deck is a plan for me to incorporate that blog into Boston Food Fan so you get all the tasty goodness in one spot.

Let me know where you'd like me to eat, if you'd like to join me for a meal, and what you'd like to see on this blog.

My first Morton's Experience - WOW.

OK. I'm currently sitting at Morton's Steakhouse in Boston's Seaport District as part of our restaurant-week whirlwind, and I'm stunned. I ordered a bottle of Chimay after hearing about it from the bartender and was really excited to drink it.

It's poured, it's in front of me, and I am less than thrilled. I have a thing about hops. And while this beer was so great in aroma, it was really hoppy in its finish. Now, here's the crazy and great part. When the bartender asked how I liked the beer I told him the truth. I said it was much too hoppy for me and he said, OK, what would you like?

Then he took the beer away and brought me a better beer. That is service, attention to detail and caring for your customer. I had even - before ordering the beer - made a joke about buying an oversized beer being a commitment if I hated it.

So, if you're ever in Boston or any major city that has a Morton's, go there. You will be pleased. I am.