Where does one of NYC's most respected Italian chefs go for old school Neapolitan food? He crosses the East River.

A great place for authentic Italian food - Chef Cesare Casella (Salumeria Rosi, NYC)

Part general store, part restaurant with oysters, artisanal cheeses, cured meats, house-made desserts.

They actually have pastry people there instead of culinary people doing pastry. Showing you care about dessert as a restaurant is a really big deal. - Candy maker Liz Gutman, Liddabit Sweets, NYC.

Break bread (pão) Portuguese-style in this West Soho restaurant that tends to fly under the radar.

For authentic Portuguese food - Chef Chris Santos (The Stanton Social, NYC)

If you ever wondered where the folks in the wine trade hang out, this is it.

Best biodynamic and organic wine list. - Scott Pactor, Appellation Wine & Spirits, NYC.

Upscale seafood shack with an extensive beer list and plateaus of fresh shellfish.

Great seafood, great owners, killer atmosphere, real soul - Chef Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson (Fresca Food & Wine, Boulder, CO)

Pig meets farmers market cuisine, cooked by two award-winning chefs.

Their approach to cooking is straight forward and solid technique - Chef Joshua Whigham (The Bazaar by Jose Andres, Los Angeles, CA)

Serious dessert menu, featuring over 25 selections.

They serve up lots of old school European desserts and great coffee. I stare out the window, eating cake, feeling hopeful. - Pastry Chef Victoria Howe Chinatown Cake Club, NYC.

Food writers call it the Chez Panisse of crawfish. ‘Nuff said.

Big, beautiful and perfect. They are life changing even for a native. - Chef Donald Link (Cochon, Cochon Butcher, Herbsaint, New Orleans, LA)

Located in Vegas' Chinatown, this is where the chefs go off the strip.

I was introduced to this place by Jean-Louis Palladin - Chef Kerry Simon (Simon at Palms Place, Cathouse, LA Market, Simon LA)

A tiny cafe making a lot of noise. All local seasonal food, most grown in their own garden.

For breakfast. It's well -cooked food and run by somebody with passion - Chef Hugo Matheson (The Kitchen, Boulder, CO)