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Le Dôme

This is always a pilgrimage as I have never found a better lobster salad or sole Meunière than Le Dôme’s. While great oysters can be found at a number of...

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L’Ami Louis

As I have stated many times over the last three decades, L’Ami Louis is unquestionably my favorite restaurant in the world. Every time I visit, it’s like pure paradise. It...

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Mark’s Duck House

This was an over-the-top, festive day spent grazing at the Dim Sum of Mark’s Duck House (which, for whatever reason, didn’t seem quite as spectacular as it was on my...

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Charleston

As always, the food, wine service, and attention to detail at Charleston are all impeccable. It truly is the equivalent of a Michelin two or three-star restaurant in terms of...

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Bar Boulud

Think of this tunnel that resembles a wine cellar as a huge sushi bar, but instead of sushi, the diner is confronted with a gorgeous selection of terrines, patés, and...

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Dinner at Home With Friends

At a dinner with friends, I decided to pull some older California Cabernet Sauvignons from my cellar to see how they were holding up. One of the guests brought two...

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Dining At Home
Union Square Café

One of my favorite New York City restaurants for consistency as well as superlative food is the Union Square Café, which continues to be among the most popular restaurants listed...

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The 21 Club

I had not eaten at the 21 Club in nearly thirty years, but it still retains an historic aura about it. What must be the world’s finest steak tartare was...

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Daniel

This dinner, sponsored by the Wine Advocate Foundation, to benefit Cancer Research at the renowned Dana Farber Institute in Boston, began with a gorgeous lobster bisque, and my favorite courses,...

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