link_to ??

rubyonrails-talk
#1

<%= link_to restaurant.name, :action => 'show', :id => restaurant
%><br></p>

Jeff
softiesonrails.com

#2

<% = link_to h(restaurant.name), :action => 'show', :id => restaurant %>

If you output a db value, be sure to wrap it in h() to prevent XSS and
other nastiness.