4. Escopazzo

THERE ARE EXPENSIVE RESTAURANTS AND STUPIDLY OVERPRICED RESTAURANTS. THIS IS THE SECOND KIND.

I eat out seven days a week and travel for business 3 weeks out of each month. I always do extensive research on my dining destination. I rarely get impressed with a new establishment since I think I've literally dined in most of the best and most celebrated ones. Escopazzo is not just a restaurant - it is a dining experience that will stay with all of the lucky people that walk in this Northern Italian jewel. BRAVO to the team at Escopazzo. It is so nice to see that there are still restaurants of substance out there.