Hello, Peter. I can certainly agree with you on The Palm. Another one I can most certain add to the list is Chophouse47 down toward Greenville off of 85. Incredible crab cakes there as well....real crab cakes, not an imposter.
When it comes to aquarium pumps application really determines your "Best Brand". For instance....Eheim makes good reliable pumps but I think their most powerful pump is around 300 GPH, hardly enough to provide any aquarium over 50 gallons with enough "juice" to maintain properly. The design of the Eheim really isn't ideal for external use either. On the other hand if you need something to supply water to some sort of reactor, UV Sterilizer, or maybe a refugium of some sort, then Eheim is considered by many to be one of the best "Utility" pumps on the market.
IMO any aquariust looking for the best made pump that caters to "all out assaults" on fish tanks (fresh or saltwater) would look at ReefLo, Iwaki, Eheim or Blueline, depending on application.
When it comes to aquarium pumps application really determines your "Best Brand". For instance....Eheim makes good reliable pumps but I think their most powerful pump is around 300 GPH, hardly enough to provide any aquarium over 50 gallons with enough "juice" to maintain properly. The design of the Eheim really isn't ideal for external use either. On the other hand if you need something to supply water to some sort of reactor, UV Sterilizer, or maybe a refugium of some sort, then Eheim is considered by many to be one of the best "Utility" pumps on the market.
IMO any aquariust looking for the best made pump that caters to "all out assaults" on fish tanks (fresh or saltwater) would look at ReefLo, Iwaki, Eheim or Blueline, depending on application.
Best brands in food is very subjective..... here are some of mine.
Pots & Pans: Le Creuset, Mauviel, I'm struggling with a third..... may be Scanpan
Knives: Henckels, Global, Shun
Chinese Soya Sauce: Lee Kum Kee Double Fermented
Singapore/Malaysian sauces, marinades, pastes and stuff: Ayam, Prima Taste, Tean's Gourmet
Salt: Guerande
For steakhouses I would say you need to add a good Argentinian steakhouse to the list, like Cambalache in Cancun, Mexico. No steak I've ever eaten in North America can compare to this place.
For kitchen knives I would have to add some well respected Japanese brands, like Masamoto.
Now how about BBQ sauces (this list will certainly get long)?
No commercial product here. Sauce with Q is a condiment IOHO. Though we do make our own as most do expect it, with peaches as the main base, tomatoes added that have been cooked down to almost a paste. Funny you bring that up as we recently cooked down a batch. That time of year.
Dangerous!
Paris: Lasserre Franco French
Madrid fronton steak
Milan la briccola steak
Hong Kong: Four Seasons Hotel dim sum; Yeung Ke any kind of roast meat
buenos Aires: Cabana Las Lilas steak
Tokyo: Jumbo mindblowinglybgood yakiniku thin sliced insanely good beef super fatty
London: sushi tetsu as close to tsukiji fish market Tokyo in london; Tamarind for Indian
Hanoi: forget but will dig them out for bun cha and pho soup noodles
Penang: gotta hit the street hawkers...
Sam Adams Utopias
Puts many top shelf spirits to shame.
I'm almost done my 2nd bottle. I'll have to stretch it as another release is not planned till next year.