This month, MyDatingAdvisor.com apparently "proved" that Orlando,
Florida has the most to offer regarding food experience for couples. (*sigh*) This
conclusion was reached by comparing affordability, quality, diversity, and
romance across known food capitols in the U.S. New Orleans was ranked number 5.
Obviously, there has been a serious miscalculation.
The research shows a list of cities
with a bullet point style description, listing cost of a meal for two, bottle
of wine, beer, and cappuccino. Underneath is a list of the top five restaurants
in that city. For Orlando, the cost of a meal for two is $50, and the cost of a
bottle of wine is $12. A wide four spots below that lists New Orleans, where
the cost of a meal for two is only $15 more at $65, and the price of wine is
the same at $12. Is that really enough to rank New Orleans, a city with over 1,400
restaurants, in FIFTH place? The top restaurants listed for New Orleans in the
survey are Bywater American Bistro, Willa Jean, Commander's Palace, Herbsaint,
and Dooky Chase Restaurant. All of these are incredible, but in no way does
this small list determine or define the quality of a date night in New Orleans.
Hello, Brennan's isn't even on the list! Not to mention that a romantic date is
an extremely broad category and could mean anything from brunch to picnic to
three course dinners (New Orleans has great selections for any of those options
by the way).
If it seems like there is some
missing information, that's because there is. Before dinner cocktails! Mixology
is a crucial part of a romantic evening and cannot be left out when considering
the best cities in the country for a date night. Sure, in Orlando you can have
a Mai Tai with dinner At The Diner, and there's nothing wrong with that. But
in New Orleans, you can go to The Carousel Bar and have a Sazerac (which
was invented in New Orleans) on a moving carousel and be in walking distance of
five different 5-star restaurants that still won't blow an entire paycheck.
Look, nothing against Orlando, but
there is simply no way to determine that any city offers a better date night
experience than New Orleans. In addition to the plethora of fine dining, there
are also hundreds of hidden gems and favorites whose charm simply can't compare
to any list.
If you want to see the offense with
your own eyes, find it at mydatingadvisor.com.
