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Insider Guide to Orlando Restaurants

Date: Fri, Apr 5, 2013

Best Local Seafood: Goodrich Seafood Restaurant and Oyster House “Goodrich is right by the Canaveral National Seashore, and they change the seafood menu depending on what’s local and fresh. They carry things like Florida mullet and Apalachicola oysters, which aren’t too popular outside Florida and Alabama. People love their gator po’boys, but I like the crunchy fish po’boy myself, with whatever fish is fresh that day.” goodrichseafoodandoy...

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Best Quinoa Salad Recipes

Date: Mon, Apr 1, 2013

In This Article: Food & Wine Test Kitchen Quinoa Tips Quinoa Salad Recipes Food & Wine Test Kitchen Quinoa Tips Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah)—a tiny little seed with an ancient history—packs a big nutritional punch: It’s high in protein and nutrients with anti-inflammatory properties, which is likely why it sustained people in South America’s Andes mountains (where quinoa grows best) for so long. Quinoa has a mild, slight...

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Editor’s Letter May 2013

Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Gurgaon and Delhi At the serene Amaranta restaurant in the glamorous Oberoi Gurgaon (just outside of New Delhi), chef Ravitej Nath explores 4,500 miles of Indian coastal cuisine and presents it in modern ways, influenced by his travels through London, the US, Tokyo and beyond. I’m definitely borrowing two of his most refreshing ideas: to start a meal, coconut water mixed with lemon, honey and mint; and, as a palate cleanser or light dessert, a small scoop of Champagne sorbet (...

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Beaujolais Guide

Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Beaujolais Believers Beaujolais Prophet Beaujolais Acolytes Beaujolais Flock The Prophet Jules Chauvet The father of the French natural-wine movement. Chauvet took a stand against the trend toward mass-produced, industrial Beaujolais. The Acolytes Jean Foillard Like the others, Foillard uses little to no sulfur in his wines. Marcel Lapierre The late Lapierre set the standard for ...

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A Glorious Weekend at Vina Vik

Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

In this Article Viks + Art Viks + Wine Viks + Hotels Alex Vik, here at his cabin in Chile, has a passion for wine, art and design. Photo © Fredrika Stjärne When Alex and Carrie Vik went looking to buy a South American vineyard, they didn’t just want to make a good wine, or even a great one. They wanted to make the best wine on the continent. For the couple behind some of South America’s most spectacular b...

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5 Promising New Wine Regions

Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Lake County, CA The Grape This area north of Napa Valley, and particularly its Red Hills subregion (named for the volcanic soil), has become a source for top-quality Cabernets at non-Napa prices. Bottle to Try: 2010 Obsidian Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon ($28) Rich blackberry flavors are at the core of this dark, substantial red. Salta, Argentina The Grape Salta is high up in the mountains north of Mendoza. The cool temperatures and brilliant light result in aromatic white...

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Where to Eat Now: Vermont Restaurants

Date: Thu, Mar 28, 2013

Burlington Pistou Chef Max MacKinnon, just 26, isn’t afraid to experiment, serving seared scallops on a bed of scallops sliced thinly to resemble noodles. The result: a bistro that’s surprisingly ambitious for a college town. pistou-vt.com. Winooski Misery Loves Company From the people behind the popular 1976 Winnebago sandwich truck of the same name, the restaurant serves dishes like smoked-meat poutine (the Québécois cheese curd specialty). F&a...

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Amsterdam Shopping

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Caulils This deli, cheese and wine shop (pictured above) has a fancy dinner tasting menu. caulils.com. Photo © Line Klein Store Without a Home A gallery-like, pink-painted space full of quirky objects from international designers—such as side tables with legs like tree branches and vases that are meant to be hung on the wall. storewithoutahome.blogspot.de. Photo © Line Klein Vivian Hann Elegant ceramic vases, dishware and lin...

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Amsterdam: An Insider’s Food & Design Tour

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

In this Article 3 New Amsterdam Hotels When Amsterdam shut down its two most important museums in 2003 and 2004 for major renovations, it left a huge void in the city’s cultural life for almost a decade. But then something unexpected and weird happened: A lot of interesting things started to flourish in that vacant space. “Everyone in Holland was so annoyed by the simultaneous closing of the museums,” said the cookbook author and resta...

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Louisville, Kentucky's East Market Street

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Milkwood Lee describes his new restaurant (in the basement of the Actors Theatre) as a Southern speakeasy with an Asian pantry. 316 W. Main St.; actorstheatre.org. Harvest “This is the ultimate brunch place—fresh farm eggs make such a difference. I love the fried chicken livers, too.” 624 E. Market St.; harvestlouisville.com. Photo © GLINTstudios Garage Bar “The best pizza place in Louisville. Half the success of the pizza is the crust&mda...

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Durham, North Carolina's Five Points Intersection

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Pizzeria Toro After a decade at Seattle’s Serious Pie, chef Gray Brooks has brought stellar pizza to his hometown. 105 E. Chapel Hill St.; pizzeriatoro.com. Mateo Bar de Tapas At this new Southern-meets-Spanish restaurant, the chorizo-wrapped deviled eggs are already a local classic. 109 W. Chapel Hill St.; mateotapas.com. Cave Taureau Small grower-producers (like France’s Éric Texier, a pioneer of the Rhône Valley) are the focus at this boutique...

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Boulder, Colorado's Pearl Street

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

The Kitchen [Next Door] This locavore pub has a healthy bent. Bar snacks include organic kale chips; the burger patty is made with mashed beets. 1035 Pearl St.; thekitchencommunity.com. Oak at Fourteenth Chef Steven Redzikowski cooks most of his flavorful shared plates (like pork belly with pineapple-kumquat jam) using live fire, on his grill, on an outdoor rotisserie or in a wood-fired oven. 1400 Pearl St.; oakatfourteenth.com. Pizzeria Locale The owners of Pearl Street...

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Portland, Oregon's SE Division Street

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Sunshine Tavern Jenn Louis, owner of Lincoln restaurant and an F&W Best New Chef 2012, recently opened this casual place on SE Division. “All kinds of people come in—families, people who sit at the bar—but everyone eats fried chicken and pizza,” says Louis. “We make our own soft-serve honey ice cream. It’s a tavern— nothing fancy.” 3111 SE Division St.; sunshinepdx.com. Taste Unique “This place is pretty darn adorabl...

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Los Angeles's Sawtelle Boulevard

Date: Wed, Mar 27, 2013

Soba Sojibo On a street of ramen parlors, this is the sole specialist in soba (handmade buckwheat noodles), served either cold or in a dense bonito broth. 2006 Sawtelle Blvd.; 310-479-1200. Seoul Sausage Co. The Season 3 winners of The Great Food Truck Race grill up delicious Korean short-rib sausages with kimchi. 11313 Mississippi Ave.; seoulsausage.com. Tsujita L.A. You will wait, but you will be rewarded with what is probably the best ramen in the United States at the...

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