Birmingham: Broad Street Kitchen

Phoenix: Chelsea’s Kitchen
Phoenix: República Empanada
Scottsdale: Farm & Craft

Burbank: Granville
Culver City: Pinches Tacos (best dive taco joint ever)
Los Angeles: Guelaguetza
Los Angeles: Tortilla Republic
Los Angeles: Alta in West Adams
Los Angeles: Broken Spanish
Los Angeles: Catch LA
Los Angeles: Five Leaves
Los Angeles: Mexicali
Modesto: Papapavalo’s
Orange County: Playground
Orange County: Wahoo Fish Tacos
Pasadena: Golden Deli (best pho)
Pasadena: Chim Thai Bistro
San Diego: InsideOUT
San Francisco: Delfina
San Francisco: B. Pâtisserie
San Francisco: Trestle
San Francisco: Yank Sing
San Jose: Saigon Kitchen
San Jose: Voyager- coffee
Walnut Creek: True Food Kitchen

Denver: Cochino Taco
Denver: Sushi Den
Denver: Coperta
Denver: Hop Alley
Denver: Osaka Ramen

Bridgeport: RuuThai Kitchen
Stamford: Cafe Silvium
Stamford: Zazas
Stamford: Cafe Silvium
Westport: Bar Taco

Washington DC: Carlyle Grand
Washington DC: Mintwood Place
Washington DC: Panda Gourmet
Washington DC: Founding Farmers
Washington DC: Comet pizza and ping pong
Washington DC: Fiola Mare
Washington DC: Himitsu
Washington DC: Maketto
Washington DC: Oyemel
Washington DC: Rasika, (Indian)
Washington DC: Seventh Hill Pizza (good for kids)
Washington DC: Shagga Coffee (Hyattsville)
Washington DC: Thamee on H Street NE.
Washington DC: The Warf
Washington, DC: Georgia Browns
Washington, DC: Jaleo

Davie: Deanna, Royal India
Fort Lauderdale: S3
Jacksonville: Taverna
Naples: Brooks Burgers
Orlando: Island Wing Company
Orlando: Rocco’s Tacos
Palm Springs: Tropicale
St. Petersburg: Casita Taqueria (hole in the wall taco joint!)
Tampa: Besito

Albany: The Catch
Atlanta: Ecco midtown
Atlanta (Decatur): Revival
Atlanta (northern suburbs): Smokejack (great BBQ)
Atlanta: Tuk Tuk Thai food loft
Atlanta: any restaurant by Ford Fry
Atlanta: Arepa Mia
Atlanta: Barcelona
Atlanta: Cape Dutch
Atlanta: Grindhouse Killer Burgers
Atlanta: Staplehouse
Atlanta: Storico Fresco
Atlanta: The Optimist
Columbus: Salt Cellar

Honolulu: Sweet E’s
Maui: Nalu’s South Shore Grill

Chicago: Avec!
Chicago: Duck Duck Goat
Chicago: Chicago Bagel Authority
Chicago: Lao Sze Chaun (600 N Michigan Nordstrom building 4th Floor)
Chicago: Go 4 food (Chinatown)
Chicago: Smith and Wollensky
Chicago: Happy Camper
Chicago: Cafe Ba Ba Reeba (Spanish tapas) and Sapori Trattoria (handmade pastas)
Chicago: Fat Rice
Chicago: Flo and Santos
Chicago: Forastero (get the shrimp tacos and byob!)
Chicago: Le Bouchon
Chicago: Le Colonial
Chicago: Little Bad Wolf
Chicago: Little Goat!
Chicago: Lula Cafe
Chicago: Maude’s Liquor Bar
Chicago: Pequod’s (best deep dish pizza)
Chicago: Piccolo Sogno best Italian food!
Chicago: Rotary sushi OR Pequod’s
Chicago: Sunda, the Chicago Diner
Chicago: Tango sur (Argentine steak house)
Chicago: Tao
Chicago: The Purple Pig
Libertyville: Pizzeria Deville
Naperville: Fat Rosie’s

Indianapolis: Ukiyo
Indianapolis: Bluebeard
Indianapolis: Harbor House

Louisville: Seviche

New Orleans: Acme Oyster House

Boston: Carmelina’s (North End)
Boston: Legal Seafood
Boston: Sweet Cheeks Q

Annapolis: Soul (southern tapas)
Columbia: Great Sage (creative and delicious vegetarian)
Frederick: Hootch and Banter (great cocktails and food)
Rockville: Black Market
Rockville: Bob’s Shanghai
Rockville: Bombay Bistro

Portland: Fore Street
Portland: Street and Company
Portland: Eventide

Ann Arbor: Zingerman’s
Detroit: the Republic
Detroit: Peterboro
Rochester Hills: Luciano’s
Saint Joseph: Mason Jar
Saint Joseph: Tim’s Too
St. Louis: Olive and Oak
St. Louis: Taco Buddha

Minneapolis: 112 eatery
Minneapolis: Bar La Grassa
Minneapolis: Chimborazo (amazing Ecuadorian food)
Minneapolis: barlagrassa (Great homemade pasta)
Minneapolis: Travail
Rochester: Chester’s
Rochester: Ichi Tokyo
St. Paul: Pazzaluna

Kansas City: Farina KC (Crossroads)
Kansas City: Seasons 52 (Country Club Plaza)
St Charles: Prasinos
St. Charles County: Bristols

Las Vegas: Skinny Fats
Las Vegas: Mona Mi Gabi Paris Hotel

Portsmouth: Moxy

Hoboken: Antique Bakery
Jersey City: Pet Shop (vegetarian)
Princeton: Blue Point Grill, best seafood
Voorhees: The Chop House

Huntington, NY: Burgerology
New York: Dominick’s (homestyle Italian) (Bronx)
New York: Bozu (try the Sushi Bombs) (Brooklyn)
New York: Le Fond (Brooklyn)
New York: Bushniwa (Bushwick)
New York: Left Bank (Greenwich Village)
New York: Briciola Italian (Manhattan)
New York: Papardella, Columbus Ave. (Manhattan)
New York: Good Enough to Eat
New York: japonica
New York: 10 Corso Como
New York: Sadelles
New York: Undici (Rumson)
New York: Veselka
New York. NomWah Tea Parlor
Rye: Rafele Rye, Ruby’s

Charlotte/Concord, NC: Johnny Roger’s BBQ

Cincinnati: Cinque (Italian)
Cleveland: Lola’s

Oklahoma City: Green Chili Kitchen and Jones Assembly

Portland: Bamboo Sushi
Portland: Tusk
Portland: Screen Door, PaaDee, and OX
Portland: McMenamins

Lancaster: Luca
Philadelphia: Royal Sushi
Philadelphia: Devons Sea Food
Philadelphia: The Dandelion!
Pittsburgh: Butcher and the Rye

Providence: Federal Hill

Sioux Falls: Morries (best steak in town)

Memphis: Hog and Hominy
Memphis: Olivia and Central BBQ
Nashville: Etch
Nashville: Loveless

Austin: Eberly, Suerte, and Valentina’s
Austin: Uchi
Austin: Franklins Barbecue, Matt’s El Rancho
Dallas: Del Frisco Steak House
Dallas: Hillstone Restaurant
Dallas: Mi Cocina
Dallas: Torchy’s Tacos or Rodeo Goat
Dallas: Kozy Kitchen
Houston: Killen’s Bbq
Houston: Cyclone Anaya’s
Houston: Villa Arcos Tacos (my family’s taqueria for 35 years)

Salt Lake City: Red Iguana and Bombay House

Alexandria: Del Ray Pizza
Alexandria: Dishes of India
Fairfax: Iron Age
Purcellville: West End Bar & Grill
Purceville: Magnolia Mill
Vienna: Vienna Inn
Virginia Beach: Chix
Virginia Beach: Whiskey Kitchen
Virginia Beach: Esoteric
Virginia Beach: Waterman’s (make sure you get an Orange Crush!)

Burlington: Duino Duende
Woodstock: Worthy Kitchen

Covington: Iron Grill
Seattle: Daniel’s Broiler
Seattle: Mamnoon
Seattle: Senor Moose (Ballard)

Green Bay: Hinterland
Milwaukee: Storyhill BKC
Milwaukee: Amalinda
Milwaukee: Carnivore
Milwaukee: Honeypie
Ripon: Roadhouse Pizza

Morgantown: Blackbear Burritos

São Paulo: Piu
Sao Paulo: NB Steak

Hamilton: Sapporo Sushi
Ottawa: Pure Kitchen
Toronto: Langdon Hall
Toronto: El Catrin
Toronto: The Keg
Toronto: Via Merchanti
Waterloo: Janebond
Winnipeg: Falafel Place

Copenhagen: Ma’ed (Ethiopian) Marv og Ben (new Nordic cuisine)