Useful Internet locations for and by USRG members. We are always looking for interesting sites, sources of ingredients, etc.

Franchises & Complaints

• Got a beef with a major chain restaurant? You should write to them directly. A large number of them are listed at: http://dir.yahoo.com/Business_and_Economy/Shopping_and_Services/Food_and_Drink/Restaurants/ and select small franchises at:
  http://www.franchisegator.com/cgi-bin/type.php?f_type=11also at http://www.wikipedia.com/wiki/Restaurant_chain

Greatest Restaurant in the World

• Greatest restaurant in the world http://www.michel-bras.com/ according to the USRG.

Resources

• Starbuck's Gifts -  Starbucks web site is useful for direct mail order on the Internet. Or call 1 800 782-7282.
• Gift Smoked & Processed Meats Paulina Meat Market, Chicago
• Friendship Dining, http://www.FriendshipDining.org a social dining group.
• Wolfgang Puck, http://www.cooking.com/wolfgang/ has a very useful site with recipes and technique.
• Foodie Scuttlebut http://www.chowhound.com where the jaded pro and the naive diner meet.

Food industry

• http://www.foodservicecentral.com/ For food industry professionals.
• http://www.loansforrestaurants.com/resources.htm For restaurants. Some good resources and the USRG is listed here.

Locations

• Myrtle Beach, SC restaurants - http://www.doorwaytothegrandstrand.com is home to approximately 120 restaurants servicing The Grand Strand of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
• Paris http://www.reservethebest.com/ fancy pants guide with pictures.

Strange Food Love

• Gallery of Regrettable Food - Excerpts from the book by James Lileks.

History

Digital Cities, the original form of the USRG appeared in Fall 1995 as the Digital Cities Restaurant Guide (1995) covering San Francisco. By Spring 1996 the Digital Cities Restaurant Guide (1996) added Santa Cruz & Monterey.

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