California cities ranked among the most 'food-forward' — including curveballs like San Diego and Monterey.
The big picture:Cities derive economic strength and attract residents in part on the basis of their culinary chops, so rankings like this can drive investment and draw talented chefs.158 U.S. cities based on the breadth and variety of their restaurants, and residents' interest in and awareness of a wide array of foods.
It devised a metric called "the race to 90" — a measure of how many cuisines it would take to reach 90% of a city's total restaurants. "The higher the number of cuisines to hit that magic 90% mark, the higher the food-forwardness ranking of a particular city," as Datassential put it.In Miami, for example — #3 on the list — it took 29 cuisines before 90% of the city's restaurants were represented.Another big factor was residents' receptivity to new tastes and foods, which Datassential tracks through its consumer preference program.
Chicago was the biggest surprise, said Li, who had expected it to rank higher, given the star power of its top restaurants and chefs.of the "best foodie cities in America" factored in the affordability of quality ingredients and restaurant meals, giving top marks to Orlando; Portland, Oregon; and Sacramento.looked for ethnic diversity, "distinctive cultural fare" and "hometown dishes you won't find anywhere else in the world.
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