> While it's good PR for my admittedly affluent favorite
> city, that's not really true, you know. These ratings
> are based on average prices for foreign businesspeople
> who live in the Marriot. (I suspect this may be the
> case for London as well -- did they factor Fish and
> Chips places and McDonalds into the equation?)
No kidding. When I was going to London everybody said to hit a curry joint. I've always been caught off guard at how good a value eating in Manhattan can be if you stay away from the sort of places that make it into Zagat (though they have good suggestions, too).
-- Andy