Gondolieri. A rare bird since they don’t serve fish. Supposedly it was Mitterand’s favorite in Venice; I used to see the security guards out front. Plus it’s just across the way from the Peggy Guggenheim. More...

- Chikalicioous, Pinisi, La Maison du Chocolate. Oh...and David Chang seems to be the hottest guy going now, so toss his restaurant empire into the “hope-to-see” category. Our food budget for the whole trip is...

. Day 2: breakfast — good thoughts around midtown east-bordering west? Lunch — We’ll probably hit the Met, the MOMA, or the Guggenheim. Any good suggestions there? Is the restaurant in the Met tasty? Dinner...

I’d scratch David Burke & Donatella and try and get reservations for Babbo

and the Guggenheim—that you can explore and call it your own. Check out the map below, and congratulations! btw, remember that November 7th is the NYC marathon—a day you’d want to avoid. Link:...

and enjoyed it. 1st of all, it’s located in a northern business neighborhood that looks like those areas in Toronto that David Cronenerg uses in his films for backdrop. All highrises and broad blvds. Nothing to see here and...

, I would opt for hot chocolate over any other kind of sweet. Riviore, opposite that big fake David in the middle of town, is the premiere sipping spot, and you’ll pay through the nose if you grab a table. But a truly...

several blocks to a restaurant (Gazettino?) she liked, but it was closed. What a great city to visit! For me, the highlights were Torcello, St. Mark’s ceilings, the Peggy Guggenheim collection, the ghetto, the Tintorettos at...

installed a technologically advanced desserts production facility, where he has a small squadron of young charges, including his two sons, David and Jacob, producing his chocolates and creative postres, which despite the...

can also go to wine country San Sebastian, Spain, probably also combined with visits to Barcelona and Bilbao (Guggenheim) Oaxaca, Mexico – if you are adventurous and love Mexican food/culture

. Despite being a fan of “haute cuisine” and service like that at the French Laundry and Charlie Trotter’s, I come from a (very) humble background and as such David Chang’s approach and personality strike me right. Even after...