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MARIANI'S
VIRTUAL GOURMET NEWSLETTER
Columnist for
Esquire and Bloomberg News
To retrieve any previous issues,
simply click on the date.
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January 2, 2011
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Atlanta: Burger
Wars
NY: Benoit
Man About Town: Benjamin Steak House
Wine: Argentina |
January 9, 2011
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Chicago: Girl
& Goat; Longman & Eagle; Purple Pig
NY: Pranna
Man About Town: Las Vegas New Year's Eve at the
Cosmo
Wine: Joe Bastianich
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January 16, 2011
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Richard Sandoval's
Empire
NY: Millesime
Man About Town: Boca Raton Resort
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January 23, 2011
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Chicago, Part Two:
David Burke's Prime House, Shanghai Terrace
NY: Osteria Morini
Man About Town: Hawkers
Wine: Pinot Noir Comes of Age in Sonoma Valley
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January 30, 2011
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Houston, Part One:
Tony's, Ciao Bella, Haven, RDG
NY: Lyon Bouchon Moderne
Man About Town: Beauty & Essex
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February 6, 2011
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Houston, Part Two:
Brennan's of Houston, Alex Bistro, Valentino
NY: Le Cirque
Man About Town: Tulsi
Wine: Stags'
Leap
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February 13, 2011
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Dallas, Part One:
Fearing's, Charlie Palmer at Joule, Urban Taco
NY: Aureole [CHANGE OF
CHEF]
Man About Town: Il Latini
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February 20, 2011
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Dallas,
Part Two: La Duni, Samar, Bolsa
NY: Pan American
Man About Town: Boudin
Spirits: Reposdo Tequilas
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February 27,
2011
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Cheyenne,
Wyoming
NY: Veritas
Man About Town: Cola's
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March 6, 2011
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Bristol, RI, and
Athens, GA
NY: Ciano
Man About Town: Cayman Islands Cook-out
Spirits: Amaros
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March 13, 2011
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Puerto Vallarta
NY: Caravaggio
Man About Town: Rare Bar & Grill
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March 20, 2011
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Wales,
Part One
NY: Ai Fiori [CHANGE OF CHEF]
Man About Town: Las Vegas BBQ and NASCAR Too
Spirits: Irish Whiskey
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March 27, 2011
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Wales,
Part Two
NY: Gotham Bar & Grill
Man About Town: Aruba
Wine: Muscat
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April 3, 2011
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Paris and Normandy
NY: Lincoln
Man About Town:
Miami Style
Wine: Aged
Beaujolais
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April 10, 2011
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Israel
NY: Junoon
Man About Town:
Savor Dallas
Wine: Israeli
Wines
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April 17, 2011
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Las Vegas, Part
One
NY: John Dory Oyster Bar
Man About Town: Galatoire's
Wine: Do White Wines Age?
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April 24, 2011
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Las
Vegas, Part Two
NY: David Burke Kitchen
Man About Town: Sirio Ristorante
Wine: Bollinger and Chinese Dumplings
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May 1, 2011
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New Orleans, Part
One: Brennan's, Grill Room at the Windsor
Court, Stella!
NY: Fiorini
Man About Town:
Willie Mae's Scotch House
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May 8, 2011
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New
Orleans, Part Two: Redfish Grill, Ralph's on the
Park, Dick & Jenny's, Cafe Adelaide [CHANGE OF CHEF]
NY: San Pietro
Man About Town: The Best Waiter in NOLA
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May 15, 2011
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Iceland:
Brave New World
NY: Pier 9
Man About Town: Five & Diamond
Wine: Big Format Bottles
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May 22, 2011
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Iceland,
Part Two
NY: Bedford Post Inn
Man About Town: An Auction That Bids Down In
Price?
Wine: Ravenswood
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May 29, 2011
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Abilene, TX
NY: Le Caprice [CLOSED]
Man About Town: Buffalo Gap Wine & Food
Summit
Wine: Ornellaia
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June 5, 2011
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Best Food and
Drink Books for Summer
NY: Red Rooster
Man About Town: Highpoint Bistro and Bar
Wine: Laurel Glen
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June 12, 2011
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Atlanta:
Cafe at Ritz-Carlton Buckhead, Double Zero,
Empire State South, Davio's, Goin' Coastal, The
Sound Table
NY: Blue Caravan
Man About Town: Why I Do What I Do
Wine: American Sauvignon Blancs
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June 19, 2011
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Turin,
Part One
NY: Jones Foundry
Man About Town: Gazala's
Wine: Sauvignon Blancs
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June 26, 2011
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Turin, Part Two
NY: Asellina
Man About Town: Truffle Hunting in Le Marche,
Italy
Wine:
Italian Wine Sales Soar
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July 3, 2011
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Maui Makes a
Comeback
NY: Boulud Sud
Man About Town: Hashblade BBQ
Wine: Colorado Wines
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July 10, 2011
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Nashville
NY: Tocqueville
Man About Town: Wildcatter Ranch, TX
Wine: Williams Selyem
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July 17, 2011
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Palm Beach, Part
One: The Breakers [L'ESCALIER CLOSED]
NY: Heinz Beck
Man About Town: Loudon County, VA
Wine: Hennessey Paradis
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July 24, 2011
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Palm Beach, Part
Two: Cafe Boulud, Buccan, et al.
NY: What's Not So New
Man About Town: Spain's Rail System
Wine: Great Burgundies Need Not Cost a Fortune
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July 31, 2011
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Louisville and
Lexington: English Grill, Seviche, Pat's
Steakhouse, Dudley's, et al.
NY: Salinas
Man About Town: Kin Shop
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August 7, 2011
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Venice: Il Palazzo,
Al Covo, Corte Sconta, Alla Madonna
NY: Hospoda
Man About Town:
Kenmare [CLOSED]
Spirits: Vodka
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August 14, 2011
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Santorini
NY: Donatella
Man About Town: Hearth
Spirits: Rosés
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August 21, 2011
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Boston: Tico,
Towne, Area Four, Bondir, Legal Harborside,
Island Creek Oyster
NY: The Dutch
Man About Town: Plein Sud
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August 28, 2011
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Paris: Le Meurice,
Le Royal Monceau, Le Relais, Pur, Gaya
NY: Alfama
Man About Town: Gente
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September 4, 2011
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Miami and Bal
Harbour
NY: Lola
Man About Town: SF Chefs 2011
Wine: Arizona Wines
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September 11, 2011
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Charleston, SC:
Lucca, Peninsula Grill, O-Ku, Husk, Hominy Grill
NY: Morningside Heights
Man About Town: Grand Velas Riviera Maya
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September
18, 2011
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Rome Dining
NY: La
Silhouette
Man About Town:
Komali
Wine: Northstar
Merlot
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September 25,
2011
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Bermuda
NY: Zio
Man About Town: Friday Night Cooking
Wine: Esoteric Grapes Make Roussillon Wines a
Puzzle
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October 2, 2011
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Santa Barbara
NY: Armani
Man About Town: Blanc, Barcelona
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October 9, 2011
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San Diego: Grand
Del Mar
NY: La Mar Cebicheria Peruana
Man About Town: Piedmont, Italy
Wine: Chilean Whites
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October 16, 2011
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Esquire's Best New
Restaurants in America 2011
Antwerp
NY: La
Grenouille
Man About Town:
Esquire's Best New Restaurant Party at Boulud
Sud
Wine: Campania
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October 23, 2011
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Luxury
Travel: Do You Get What You Pay For?
NY: Le Bernardin
Man About Town: Bond 45
Wine: Wine Regions Wants Legal Status
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October 30, 2011
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Miami: Sustain,
Gigi, 1500, Wynwood [CHEF CHANGE], Zuma
NY: Patsy's
Man About Town: The Pierre Hotel, NYC
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Nov. 6, 2011
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Venice: Harry's
Bar
NY: La Mangeoire
Man About Town: Txoko
Beer: Belgian Beers
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November 13, 2011
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Ghent, Belgium
NY: El Parador
Wine: The Lurton Dynasty
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November 20, 2011
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Holiday Books for
Food, Wine and Travel
NY: White &
Church
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November 27, 2011
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Paris: Le Bristol,
La Cuisine, Les Tablettes, Fouquet's and Le
Diane
NY: Michael's
Wine: Are the
2009 Bordeaux Worth Their Hype?
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December 4, 2011
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Colorado: ChoLon,
Lou's, Casa Tua, B&B, Cafe Aion, Frasca,
Pizza Naturale.
NY: Tertulia
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December 11, 2011
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LOS ANGELES: MrC,
Playa, Ray's & Stark Bar, Sotto, et al
NY: Porter
House
Wine: Sweet
Wines
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December 18, 2011
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Amsterdam, Part
One
NY: Morso
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December 25, 2011
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Amsterdam, Where
to Eat
NY: Mas (le grillade)
Spirits: Gin
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copyright
John Mariani 2011
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