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Yannick Aleno

Yannick Aleno must be one of the youngest Michelin chefs to have garnered three stars at the Hotel Meurice, which he did in 2007. This sumptuous restaurant is somewhat reminiscent...

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Caravaggio Ristorante

The Bruno brothers, whose mid-town restaurant San Pietro has been a huge success, also own this sensational, classic Italian restaurant in the old Coco Pazzo space on east 74th Street....

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Thanksgiving Dinner at Home

At Thanksgiving, I always match the wines with the dressing my wife makes, which is quite spicy and peppery, so it is always Châteauneuf du Pape except for the obligatory...

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Dining At Home
Rekondo

This small country restaurant is beautifully situated on a hillside located ten minutes from downtown San Sebastian. It has been run for years by the Rekondo family, including the father,...

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Restaurante Kabuki Hotel Wellington

This is the second time I have eaten at what is considered to be one of Western Europe’s finest sushi restaurants. It merits one Michelin star, but in my opinion,...

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Charleston Encore

Another sumptuous meal at Baltimore’s finest restaurant, Charleston, included Chef Cindy Wolf’s delicious pan-roasted wild rockfish with coco beans and garlic, her rabbit confit, and her legendary Beef Wellington, which...

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Park B. Smith Invitational Tasting of 2009 and 2010 Châteauneuf du Pape

This was a remarkable day of fine food, prepared by Veritas’s chef, Sam Hazen, who was assisted by his sou chefs, Solange Johnson and Chris Meenan, as well as terrific...

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Dinner with friends in Bordeaux

A delicious sea bass that was cooked perfectly was followed by a tasty, garlicky, intensely flavorful leg of lamb roasted on a spit. The wine selection started with a superb 2002...

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Maison - Restaurant José Maria

This is a “bucket list” restaurant that, now that I have eaten here twice, I intend to return several more times before kicking the proverbial bucket. The owner and chef,...

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