the Alpha Bests Challenge

A few years ago, my wife and I found ourselves in a rut.  We were stuck in Indianapolis and bored, claiming that there was nothing new to see or do in the city.  We would usually go out to eat on Friday nights, but even then, we found ourselves cycling between the same three or four restaurants.  Then, an idea occurred to us: what if we created a list of restaurants we've attended for every letter of the alphabet?  At first, this was not a very ambitious project, but it got us out of our shell.  We started trying new places and discovering a whole new world of Indianapolis that was right under our eyes.  After a few times, we were hooked, and even after we found one for every letter of the alphabet, we weren't satisfied.  There were always new restaurants we wanted to try out, always letters that needed to be upgraded.  Out of this, the "Alpha Bests Challenge" was born.

This is the Alpha Bests Challenge: In your city, find the best restaurant for every letter of the alphabet.  Here are the rules: All of the restaurants you list must be restaurants at which you have eaten that are within your city.  Try to avoid chain restaurants like McDonald's or Applebees, but there is nothing wrong with picking successful restaurants that have opened other locations, including locations in different cities.  Keep a list of your favorite restaurant for each letter, and once you have established a good letter for each restaurant, publish your list on our site!  (More instructions for this will be given soon.)  Then, join our discussion as we try to collectively create a list of Alpha Bests for each participating city.