Beth and I don’t really place much value on labels or rankings. Things like “Top 10 vacation spots” or “Best 25 places to live” can be so skewed based upon the survey questions or opinions of the surveyor themselves that they are nothing more than a passing point of interest. On the other hand, we find the hotel star rankings pretty good because they are based upon more concrete data and observation. Three star = good. Two star = have a look before reserving to make sure that it’s clean. 1 star = only out of desperation.
It was with this foundation that we signed up for the Taste of Amsterdam food festival with Johnny and Sandra and were thus more concerned with a night in the park with friends than the fact that there would be several Michelin star ranked restaurants there. We’ve never eaten at one of these ranked places, since they are always expensive and usually rather pretentious…not our style at all. But after tasting some dishes from a three-star establishment, now at least I know what all the fuss is about! The lamb chops from one of these places melted in our mouths and the pasta from Jamie Oliver’s restaurant was nothing short of outstanding. I still enjoy the ribs from our local eetcafe more than anything, but I now think that I’ll occasionally spring a few extra bucks for these culinary wizards. It was THAT good!
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