Best meal

[David]

I really can't remember a single best meal, but several come to mind: Morton's of Chicago (porterhouse steak) in Sacramento, the cioppino at Scoma's in Sausalito, a Japanese sushi restaurant here in Monterey Park once prepared a special thank-you meal for us that was filled with the most amazing sushi I've ever eaten, the dungeoness crab pie at Phil's Fish Market in Moss Landing ... plus dozens of amazing meals cooked by mother, sisters, aunts, etc., for family occasions.

My favorite down-home, good-time, relaxing, atmospheric restaurant, however, is still -- all these years later -- North Woods Inn.