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MARKETS - LYON, FRANCE
BAR - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BOWENS ISLAND
www.bowensislandrestaurant.com
1870 Bowens Island Road, Charleston, SC 29412 (view map)
T: 843.795.2757
For fish.
Charleston Area
Seafood
CHEF MIKE LATA
FIG, CHARLESTON, SC
RESTAURANTS - SOUTH CAROLINA
MCCRADY’S
2 Unity Alley, Charleston, SC 29401 (view map)
T: 843.577.0025 (make a reservation)
Charleston
New American
COOKBOOKS
COOKING WITH DANIEL BOULUD
Cooking with Daniel Boulud was my first book. I got it secondhand from the food editor at the Atlanta Journal Constitution. I had always wanted to go to Italy to cook, and his book really ignited my love for French technique. I referenced it for years to come.
Purchase at Amazon.com
Author: Daniel Boulud
TRATTORIA LUCCA
Charleston
Italian
LANTERN
423 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (view map)
T: 919.969.8846
I came in at last call, pretty grungy, and the staff welcomed me in and fed me a welcome, delicious meal.
Chapel Hill
Seasonal/Asian
RESTAURANTS - NORTH CAROLINA
HIGHLANDS BAR AND GRILL
2011 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205 (view map)
T: 205.939.1400 (make a reservation)
Frank Stitt. He is the elder statesman of local cooking in the south. He does it with grace, talent and passion.
Birmingham
American/ Southern
RESTAURANTS - ALABAMA
EATS
600 Ponce De Leon Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307 (view map)
T: 404.888.9149
The roast jerk chicken from Eats was the best and tastiest value in town.
Old Fourth Ward
Caribbean/ Italian
RESTAURANTS - ATLANTA, GA
Holeman and Finch…for all of it.
Buckhead
American
LA FONDA LATINA
www.fellinisatlanta.com/lafonda.html
2813 Peachtree Road, Atlanta, GA 30305 (view map)
T: 404.816.8311
I moved to Atlanta when I was twenty-five. We ate cheap and simple: paella and a sangria from La Fonda Latina, nothing too special. It was perfect.
Buckhead
Latin American
LA FONDA LATINA
www.fellinisatlanta.com/lafonda.html
1639 McLendon Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30307 (view map)
T: 404.378.5200
I moved to Atlanta when I was twenty-five. We ate cheap and simple: paella and a sangria from La Fonda Latina, nothing too special. It was perfect.
Chandler Park
Latin American
LA FONDA LATINA
www.fellinisatlanta.com/lafonda.html
4427 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342 (view map)
T: 404.303-.8201
I moved to Atlanta when I was twenty-five. We ate cheap and simple: paella and a sangria from La Fonda Latina, nothing too special. It was perfect.
Chastain
Latin American
LA FONDA LATINA
www.fellinisatlanta.com/lafonda.html
923 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30306 (view map)
T: 404.607.0665
I moved to Atlanta when I was twenty-five. We ate cheap and simple: paella and a sangria from La Fonda Latina, nothing too special. It was perfect.
Virginia Highland
Latin American
301 Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 (view map)
T: 504.299.9777 (make a reservation)
Get the Crab and Potato Gnocci.
French Quarter
Contemporary French/Louisana
RESTAURANTS - NEW ORLEANS, LA
VERTI MARTE [Closed]
We lived out of the Verde Mart on Governor Nicholls Street…French fry po’boy.
French Quarter
American
Shawarma King was incredible. My college friends would go to Taco Boy and I would ditch them for a Falafel Shawarma…I once ran fifteen blocks for one from the bus stop en route to the vineyard.
Coolidge Corner
Middle Eastern
RESTAURANTS - BOSTON, MA
NEPTUNE OYSTER
Get the hot lobster roll.
Haymarket
Seafood
ALEMBIC
Alembic in San Francisco was a recent memorable experience. They taught me Vermouth can be a very wonderful thing.
Haight-Ashbury
American/ Craft Liquors
HALLES DE LYON
The central market in Lyon is a gastronomical landmark. Don’t go just to spectate. Rent a cottage in the country and cook from that market every day. You will understand the French and that their passion for cuisine starts with delicious product.
3rd Arrondissement
Food Market
ANSON MILLS
Glenn Roberts at Anson Mills. His genius only comes around once in a lifetime.
Artisanal Milled Goods
FOOD PURVEYORS
CARPANO ANTICA FORMULA
Available in New York at: Astor Wine & Spirits, Chambers Street Wines.
Also available at other retailers.
Carpano Antica Formula redefined my impression of an ingredient that is normally thought little of.
Vermouth
DRINKS
SABATIER KNIVES
Knife
KNIVES
ARITSUGU KNIFE
Knife
MUGARITZ
Otzazulueta Baserria, Aldura Aldea 20
20100 Errenteria, Gipuzkoa, Spain (view map)
T: +34/943.522.455
Mugaritz in San Sebastian took the cake. I was there with chefs Johnny Izzuni and George Mendes. We had a 6 hour lunch and it was unforgettable.
Errenteria / Astigarraga
New Spanish
RESTAURANTS - SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN
BLACK DOG TAVERN
Breakfast at the Black Dog Tavern. ‘Jacks gone fishing.’
Vineyard Haven
American
RESTAURANTS - MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA
