Certain Habits

Meals worth traveling for — The best two meals of my life have both been at Zacaria’s on the Amalfi coast of Italy. The bruschetta, the seafood, and the pasta are the freshest ever. When I’m home in Walpole, I eat at Burdick’s, a French restaurant that I co-own. When I’m on a road trip and I come into an unknown town, I look for a restaurant with a first name. In other words, I’d rather eat at Betty’s than at Mrs. Smith’s. That said, dining at a place with a last name is better than eating at a restaurant called something like the Golden Horseshoe.