Partisanship

Lately, there’s been a push to vote for the “Best of Montana”. Although I have my opinion, I don’t vote for any of them. My reason goes back to a Chinese restaurant I used to like in California. It was extraordinarily good. The food was fantastic and the service was excellent. As a result, I was happy to vote for it when there was a “Best of” contest.

It pleased me when my favorite restaurant won. It was written up in the news, tons of great publicity. Success ruined them. No longer could I just drop in and get a table. I had to have reservations. When I did go the good plates and bowls had be...