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Halifax, Bay of Fundy and then probably the Cape Breton area. But if you've got a can't miss restaurant, we'll try to find our way there. thanks.

I'm curious to hear what Ed thinks, but surprisingly, NYC isn't really a hero (or hoagie) town. As far as the specific Italian sub you are looking for, I'd say Manganero's Hero Boy is probably the best. However, you could probably go into any Italian deli on the other side of the river in Jersey and get a great sub.

Yeah, I probably would've chose those places too, but another couple was picking the place. I'd give it a 5 and 1/2. I had the soft-shell crab sandwich which was very good and the cold seafood platter was a good appetizer and a good portion. (The scallops were standout.) The rest of the table seemed underwhelmed with their entrees. I thought it was tremendously overpriced and the service was bizarre. Incredibly odd waitress, coupled with the fact that it seemed like a contest over which table could be rushed out of the restaurant the fastest. I understand table turnover but this was uncomfortable. (I'd heard about this from a lot of the posts on menupages and citysearch.) We actually would have all ordered dessert but we just went around the corner to a Cosi so the 6 of us could have a conversation in peace. The fact that at a table of seafood lovers (and none of us cheap ones either) nobody could bring themselves to order a $30 lobster roll without losing respect for themselves says plenty about BLT Fish Shack.

The show is great. Tom comes across very impressively and the chef's (especially the final 4 - and particularly Harold from The Harrison) are damn good. It really doesn't smack of "reality tv" and it's very much about the food and the craft (no pun intended.) Billy Joel's wife not only brings nothing to the table, she takes plenty off of it. She's painful to watch. You, of all people, would love the show because many of the challenges require the chefs to reinterpret/rework/create sandwiches, snacks, hotdogs, etc... Keep your eye out for Harold, he'll probably win and you can tell how impressed Tom is with him. He's gonna be a big name in New York soon.