Portland, ME has a growing reputation as one of the great food cities in America (see, eg, this, this, or that). Add to your must stop locations Saigon. Saigon is a great Vietnamese restaurant…a good thing to start with…but better still, they have what I think may be the best Phở I’ve ever had. I …
Ad Hoc Ad Hoc is Thomas Keller’s comfort food restaurant, in Yountville CA, just down the block from his fabulous French Laundry. Meals are served family-style, from a reasonably priced, prix fixe 4-course menu that changes daily. This is terrific food without a lot of attitude, and the experience is low-key and casual — quite different from the more …