AMANYARA – TURKS & CAICOS Northwest Point, Providenciales Date Dined: May 2014 Rating: 9.6 Located in one of the more secluded parts of Providenciales, Amanyara is a spectacular resort that we saved for the last night of our vacation as … Read more..
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Amanyara – Turks & Caicos
Levain Bakery – UWS
LEVAIN BAKERY – UPPER WEST SIDE 167 W 74th St, New York, NY 10023 Rating: 9.5 Date Dined: March 2014 In 1994 friends Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes began their mission to bake the world’s most perfect chocolate chip cookie. Anyone … Read more..
La Grenouille – NYC
LA GRENOUILLE – NYC 3 East 52 Street New York, NY 10022 Date Dined: December 2013 Rating: 9.7 Restaurant Website: www.la-grenouille.com On my mother’s 16th birthday (sometime in the 1970’s) she arose from her table in the main dining room … Read more..
Peter Luger’s – Brooklyn
PETER LUGER’S – WILLIAMSBURG 178 Broadway, New York, NY 11211 Date Dined: November 2013 Rating: 9.0 When it comes to burgers, one of Brooklyn’s best kept secrets, which is actually no longer a secret at all, is Peter Luger’s burger. … Read more..
Hotel De Russie – Rome
HOTEL DE RUSSIE – ROME Via del Babuino, 9, 00187 Rome, Italy Date Visited: September 2013, July 2009 Rating: 9.0 A few years ago when I visited Italy for the first time I immediately fell in love. We visited a … Read more..
Takashi – NYC
TAKASHI – NYC 456 Hudson street, (btwn Morton and Barrow) New York, NY 10011 Rating: 9.2 Takashi is a name you may have heard primarily because it is rated a Zagat 27 which is pretty high up there. Especially for … Read more..
Dieci – NYC
DIECI – NYC 228 E 10th St New York, NY 10003 Rating: 9.0 Dieci is a very unusual concept when it comes to genre- it is Japanese and Italian. The recommendation came from my friend Emily, who’s birthday we were celebrating, via a … Read more..
Ksar Char-Bagh
KSAR CHAR-BAGH – MARRAKECH, MOROCCO Djnan Abiad, La Palmeraie B.P. 2449, 40000 Rating: 9.2 The Ksar Char-Bagh is a tiny hotel in the Palmeraie and belongs to the Relais & Châteaux collection. With only 13 rooms on an awe inspiring … Read more..