I’m going to the area for a job interview and am going to make a long weekend out of it. After poking around this board and Yelp I’m wondering if I can live there. I would appreciate any recommendations – hot... (22 replies, last updated by cntrystr05 September 15, 2009)

Hi All, I’m going to Sorrento for a few days in late May and before I start researching my books I was wondering if anyone had any interesting dining recs. I’ll use Sorrento as my base camp but I will definitely be... (3 replies, last updated by erica May 15, 2009)

categories: the "haute cuisine" and the “great grub at a cheap price” camps? I try to straddle, but really belong in the latter. Therefor I am off to my favorite chow palace: the Sunflower yet again. (1 reply, last updated by Ann O August 17, 2002)

is adequate, but the real draw is the live bands. There are some very hip, happening places in the beach suburbs, esp. Camps Bay. One very popular place is Blues, which has good fish, a lot of cell phones, and not very attentive... (3 replies, last updated by Julie November 5, 2002)

Right on Rt. 302 you’ll find Bray’s brewpub in Naples: www.braysbrewpub.com Nothing haute cuisine, but good reliable pub food and very nice beers. (7 replies, last updated by stuartlafonda July 15, 2008)

I live near Cleonice and didn’t know about The Rusticator! How do you do it? I work as a kayak guide often out of Stonington and paddle passt the Isle au Haute B&B, the converted light house. I wonder if they serve meals... (11 replies, last updated by Passadumkeg June 22, 2008)

A while back I saw a query on this board where someone was looking for restaurants that serve regional specialties and I have been thinking about that. The fact is that regional specialties tend to be homey fare, not trendy, and... (3 replies, last updated by Lori D January 9, 2003)

shrimp and grits in its modern form and they do excellent haute Southern cuisine in a casual atmosphere. http://www.crookscorner.com/ Another option is to get the non-BBQ options at The Barbeque Joint. They have an excellent menu... (5 replies, last updated by brokegradstudent May 8, 2009)

really could not find on chowhound were good recs for French restaurants. Bistro or haute cuisine, emphasis on delicious food over service or foofi surroundings. These were the four that I was able to find: Au Pied de Cochon,... (3 replies, last updated by carswell August 18, 2008)

Zov’s pastries etc. are generally very good, as is their bread. The Village Baker, in Costa Mesa (at The Camp, next to The Lodge, which is across from The Lab – are we confused yet ?) is also very good. It’s the... (7 replies, last updated by torta basilica January 22, 2004)

is Afrikaans or Malay food. Do i need to remedy this? Here goes... CAPETOWN 1st night dinner – Savoy Cabbage (right around the corner from hotel) 2nd night dinner – Blues OR Codfather in Camps Bay – thoughts on... (5 replies, last updated by kate February 3, 2005)

stayed with fish and had the Grouper w/ Rock Shrimp Risotto Cake, Braised Collard Greens, Red Eye Gravy, and it was every bit as good as the walleye earlier in the week. We only had 1 other haute cuisine meal, at the venerable... (4 replies, last updated by GroovinGourmet October 25, 2007)

/Sauternes: Climens Nairac d’Yquem (get the cheque book out) Coulet Bastor-Lamontagne St Estephe/St Julien: De Pez Leoville-Barton Ducru Beaucaillou Montrose Beychevelle Pauillac: Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Haut Bages... (11 replies, last updated by RicRios April 5, 2009)

is really only so-so. It’s primarily junk food with a few twists to make it seem more haute. (9 replies, last updated by bethl November 8, 2007)

, please let me know. Aroma Dining & Drinks, Muskoka, Ontario There was a time when Muskoka was better known for campfire cookouts than haute cuisine, but Aroma Dining & Drinks reaffirms the rustic stereotype no longer applies. In... (4 replies, last updated by Corrie March 24, 2007)