Tom thinks that TripAdvisor will be damaged by the campaign, but unable or unwilling to do anything about it: "Their arm's-length, we-don't-need-you stance with owners is creating a festering dislike that is filtering out into the wider restaurant-going community and mainstream press.
There are farmers' markets, food trails and events to whet your appetite, while in Edinburgh (which has five Michelin stars), October sees a city-wide restaurant festival.
Being the arch-capitalist and dedicated epicurean that he is, he would no doubt appreciate the shopping facilities and wide restaurant selections that the O2 has to offer.
The heart of the neighborhood is Parque Lleras, a block-wide, restaurant- and bar-lined park that has great people-watching at night, and whose Christmas lights were phantasmagoric.
While there is no indication as to whether the experts visited all the restaurants in the running, the site said the judges who voted for their favourites had "wide restaurant-going experience".
Its flag would be 50 feet high and 100 feet wide, the restaurant group says.
The team's principal owner, George Steinbrenner, has long wanted a modern stadium with wider concourses, restaurants, more luxury boxes and club seating that would generate millions more in revenue and increase the value of the team.
Also, I'm lucky enough to have a newspaper that believes in the value of wide-ranging restaurant criticism, and is willing to pay for it, so for the moment I'm not making all my dining decisions based on cost.
Cosi reported on Thursday that system-wide comparable restaurant sales for the 2010 third quarter recorded an aggregate 5.2% increase compared to the third quarter of 2009.
The judges praised his "zestful, wide-ranging restaurant reviews, expressing the delight of an erudite eater". He remains the only food critic to have won the prestigious award and was again a finalist in 2011.
