Last week, I was at the annual mathematics conference known as MathFest.  This year, the conference was held in Portland, OR.  A group of nine of us went out to dinner together (organized by me) on Thursday night.  On Thursday morning, I went to the staff of the Marriott Waterfront Hotel where I was staying and asked for restaurant suggestions.  Of course, I had to mention that I did NOT want anything exotic - in fact, Italian food or steaks would be my choices.  The young lady at the counter suggested Morton's Steakhouse.  It was only two blocks from the hotel - very nice - and she would be happy to make reservations for us.  (Excellent service!)  I said, "Sure!" 

That night we went, and it was EXCELLENT!  OK, a bit pricy, but man was it good!  And the portions were huge.  Here's a link to a picture of me with a HUGE potato which could be made in six different ways for our meal - baked potato, garlic mashed potato, steak fries, etc.  (I stopped listening after our server, Amanda, said "steak fries"!)  Needless to say, I was lauded for my choice of restaurant by all my colleagues! 

So here are two questions for you:

1)  Ever been to a Morton's Steakhouse?  If so, where?  (It's a semi-national chain.)

2)  What is your favorite restaurant memory?