Best of the Best 2013

At the end of 2013, I would like to take the inventory of things I consider to be the best in their class:

Restaurants: 

1. Mama's Fish House, Maui, Hawaii
2. Manresa, Los Gatos
3. The Plumed Horse, Saratoga

Dishes:

• Apple Strudel: Cafe Demel, Vienna, Austria
• Bread: "Country Bread," Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, CA
• Cakes: Cafe Demel, Vienna, Austria
• Croissants: "Pistachio Croissants", Thes Comptoirs Richard, Metz, France
• Flammenkuchen: Weinstube Baldreit, Baden-Baden, Germany
• Gelato: Bella Gelateria, Vancouver, BC
• Gnocchi: Osteria Nonna Gina, Siena, Italy
• Pancakes: "Lemon Ricotta Pancakes," Solbar, Calistoga
• Patisserie: Gerard Mulot Patisserie, Paris, France
• Sandwiches: Small World Sandwich Shop, Amsterdam
• Tafelspitz: Plachutta, Vienna, Austria

Spa

1. Friedrichsbad Therme, Baden-Baden, Germany
2. Caracalla Therme, Baden-Baden, Germany

Rock Concert

1. Elton John's Made in England Tour, Tacoma Dome, Washington on 9/9/1995

Musical

1. Chicago, Albemarle of London, London, UK 6/1/2000
2. Cabaret
3. Anything Goes