What is "fine dining"?

For the kids, hot dogs are served on a covered silver platter. I'll never forget that one. That was the only time I had to salt a hot dog. It probably had been in the freezer for a couple of years.

If there was a hot dog allowed on the premises it was not fine dining.

IF (and it's a big if) kids darken the door of a true fine dining restaurant they order the same items as adults.

Don't really think there is fine dining on The Emerald Coast..We have some excellent Upscale Casual Places but nothing what I would consider fine dining...Pano and Pauls in Atlanta back in the day was Fine Dining..The French Laundry in Napa....Inn at Little Washington outside DC... are the type of places I consider Fine Dining

I think Paradis and Fish out of Water are fine dining. Caliza, too. Fine dining at the beach is a little more relaxed than in a major metropolian area. The whole area is more relaxed than a big city --so I think it makes sense that the dining follows suit. I also think Find Dining in Atlanta is a little different than Fine Dining in Paris. Both reflect the culture of the city.