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"  What delicious irony. At a time when most people think twice about spending a lot of money to dine out, American restaurateurs and chefs have never made it more inexpensive or more exciting. Restaurants that once dished out $150 Kobe steaks and poured $500 oh-what-the-hell wines every night have gotten creative. The best chefs are concocting budget-conscious dishes using less-pricey ingredients, raising lowly cuts of meat and unfamiliar fish to star status, all without lowering standards one bit. It&amp;#039;s a great time to take advantage of special deals and fine food at a (relative) bargain. Satisfying small plates abound. Wine lists are rife with small-estate labels for less than fifty dollars a bottle. Why drink prestige champagnes when there are so many wonderful new Italian proseccos, Spanish cavas, and sparkling wines on the list? It&amp;#039;s common sense, and it&amp;#039;s working. No restaurant I know of seems to think it wise to offer a five-course tasting menu for ninety bucks, and you know what? I don&amp;#039;t miss it. I&amp;#039;ve eaten at scores of new restaurants this year and found that excellent food has never been better or more affordable. Here are the very best. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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