For the record; I never said that we can only talk about fine dining... ever. All I said was that I think we can do better than OG vs. Denny's or what Subway we like. I think food should be about more than how much of it we get for our money too, but I guess everyone wants value for their dollar.
I held my tongue through the whole OG/Denny's thread, but when this one popped up, I wanted to make sure we weren't starting a trend here. If you don't like the way I faciltate this circle: write to John or better yet, take it over yourself. I was asked to help out here because I've spent the last 20 years working in kitchens, but I'm certainly not the last word in everything culinary around A/C.
This circle has had some great posts about local joints, bbqs, smokers, drying chilies, growing gardens, high-end food, knives etc. from a small group of people who seem to love food. Personally, I liked it that way.