NEED ADVICE - Lucques, Hatfield's, Osteria Mozza or ?

We're going to be in LA for my birthday. I'm looking for really good food creatively using fresh local ingredients. We're coming from New York and frequently travel internationally so we'd like a California experience.

We're open to other suggestions, too.

Thanks!

nyperr in Los Angeles Area

Need a local's opinions on several Miami restaurants

Thanks so much all of you!!!

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

Need a local's opinions on several Miami restaurants

We will be in South Beach for 3 nights and want really GREAT food...fresh local ingredients with the flavor of Florida, new American, Caribbean, etc.

Please give me your opinions on these for dinners.

THANKS!

Ortanique
Yardbird
Whisk
The River Oyster Bar
Fratelli Lyon
Red Light Little River

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

HELP looking for really great food AND water views

Thanks so much for your suggestions!

We're also fine with driving further.....can be as far as Lauderdale in case there are other options especially something right on the water rather than on a high floor looking at the ocean from a distance. FOOD is most important. From Monty's menu on their website, it isn't my kind of place.

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

HELP looking for really great food AND water views

We will be in South Beach for 3 nights and want really GREAT food...fresh local ingredients with the flavor of Florida, new American, Caribbean, etc. but we'd also like water views. Originally we weren't going to have a car but have decided to rent one so we have more options.

Been to Michael's Genuine, Casa Tua and Michy's and really loved the food. Don't want to go back to Joe's Stone Crab this time...prefer great food AND water views.

Any advice???

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

How's the food at the Royale (Raleigh Hotel)

oops....forgot to say we don't want to do Joe's again

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

How's the food at the Royale (Raleigh Hotel)

I love the ambience of the garden but the quality of the food is more important! We're coming from winter so want to get a real Florida (outdoor) experience but GREAT FOOD comes first.

We loved Michy's and Michael's Genuine but may not have a car this time

Any recommendations in South Beach?

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

Best of the BEST in South Beach NOW???

Thanks tpigeon! And I am NOT dead set on doing Italian at all and definitely do not want a NYC red sauce joint! It just seemed that other than Joe's, Italian restaurants kept popping up on the posts here. Would love to find a chef doing new American with a Florida twist if that exists

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

Best of the BEST in Tampa???

Need suggestions for really GREAT food creatively using fresh local ingredients.

I've culled this from many posts and would love your advice in narrowing down for only 3 nights.

Thanks!

Sideberns
?Kitchen Bar - chef, Jeannie Pieriola
Osteria Natalia
Pane Rustica
Café Ponte – Cleaqrwater
*Mise en Place
*Seasons 52
Ted Peters
Oystercatchers

nyperr in Florida

Best of the BEST in South Beach NOW???

Other than Joe's Stone Crab that everyone seems to recommend, what are the best choices for great food using fresh local ingredients. Seems like a lot of Italian on many of the posts. Which are the best of Osteria del Teatro, Macaluso’s, Escopazzo, Grazie Italian Cuisine? We went to Casa Tua last year and liked it.

We're coming for 3 days from New York so we'd prefer to do Italian only one night and get some other Florida experiences.

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

Two NY 'hounds in need of recs for three days to eat in Miami!

Tpigeon What is the website for the miami restaraunt power ranking website???

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

TAMPA ADVICE

THANK YOU!

It seems that Pane Rustica has more comments than Osteria Natalia. We're having to cut the trip short. Any other suggestions as to edit for 3 nights? Being from New York, is one of these really GREAT Italian? If not, I'd rather skip Italian anne go for more Florida flavor.

nyperr in Florida

TAMPA ADVICE

We will be in Tampa for 3 nights on business and want really GREAT food...fresh local ingredients.
We tried Armani's last time and were disappointed - have had much better. Below is a list I've culled from many posts.and would love your advice in narrowing down or adding a great place I left out. Thanks!

Oystercatchers
Sideberns
Osteria Natalia
The Refinery
Café Ponte – Cleaqrwater
Mise en Place
Grille One Sixteen
Seasons 52

nyperr in Florida

Need help to find best Houston has to offer!

I was told $35. each way not including tip by the concierge. I'm a New Yorker who is really terrified of having to drive a car. I prefer to use taxis but would rather put that money into the food or better wine. Wanted to try some suggestions as Haven, Stella Sola, Philippe, etc.

nyperr in Houston

Need help to find best Houston has to offer!

Just found out that some of the suggestions will be $75. taxi rides. What are the very best I can do that are CLOSE to downtown - NOT steah houses.

Thanks

nyperr in Houston

Need help to find best Houston has to offer!

Thanks, Lambower! Their menu sounds great. We're going at the end of the month so I'll definitely reserve this.

nyperr in Houston

Need help to find best Houston has to offer!

Thanks. These sound good. Will be there for 4 days...any others? Forgot to mention, we don't want to do BBQ (I'm not meat eater)

nyperr in Houston

Need help to find best Houston has to offer!

Looking for a restaurant with relatively inventive cuisine using fresh local ingredients

I'd prefer high quality American, Texan or Southwest not French, Italian, Japanese, thai, etc. We are spoiled New Yorkers so we want to taste the best of Houston, not branches of places we have in New York.

The closer to downtown the better as we won't have a car and don't want to spend too much on cabs.

nyperr in Houston

NEED GREAT suggestion for lunch in Napa

We're New Yorkers visiting the Napa area for a day and a half. We love chefs that use fresh local ingredients creatively but our budget is not French Laundry. So far we reserved the CIA for one lunch and Cynthia's Backstreet Kitchen for dinner. We'd like to have a lunch in Napa on our way to SF rather than further north.

Thanks so much for any recommendations you can give.

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The French Laundry
6640 Washington Street, Yountville, CA 94599

nyperr in San Francisco Bay Area

Looking for GREAT Southwestern cuisine

Thanks so much! We'll definitely reserve this but we need a few more as we're there in Phoenix for 4 nights. What is your opinion of Noca, FnB, Quiessence and Brinkley's that have been recommended to me.

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Quiessence
6106 S 32nd Street, Phoenix, AZ 85042

Noca
3118 E. Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016

FnB
7133 E Stetson Dr, Scottsdale, AZ 85251

nyperr in Phoenix

Looking for GREAT Southwestern cuisine

We are looking for restaurants that use fresh locally grown ingredients creatively that give the flavor of the Southwest. We live in New York so don't want Thai or Italian or other cuisines we can get at home.... just great American Southwestern when we visit.

Thanks!

nyperr in Phoenix

NEED suggestion New Canaan, Westport, Stamford CT area

Thanks but unfortunately closed on Monday! Anything else?????

nyperr in Southern New England

HELP!!! need high quality suggestion Westport, Stamford, New Canaan area open on Memorial Day

We are going to the Phillip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan CT this weekend and need a recommendation for a good quality restaurant with high quality locally sourced ingredients for lunch.
We will have a friend coming from Paris so we'd prefer to show her great American dining.

If at all possible, I'd love something on the water or with scenic views....I know I'm asking a lot.

Thanks

nyperr in Southern New England

NEED suggestion New Canaan, Westport, Stamford CT area

We are going to the Phillip Johnson Glass House in New Canaan CT this weekend and need a recommendation for a good quality restaurant with high quality locally sourced ingredients for lunch.
We will have a friend coming from Paris so we'd prefer to show her great American dining.

If at all possible, I'd love something on the water or with scenic views....I know I'm asking a lot.

Thanks

nyperr in Southern New England

MIAMI - Red Light Little River and Gigi

Any comments on these? Looking for GREAT food!

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Red Light
7700 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

Coming to SOBE Miami for special birthday weekend...need advice

Thanx tpigeon! Casa Tua looks great! Have you been to Gigi? It was written up in the NY Times today.

Also, how about Red Light Little River?

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Red Light
7700 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33138

Casa Tua
1700 James Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

need Tampa advice for best food

Thanks! Unfortunately, we're only able to get out for dinners as we're tied up with business all day.

So, I'm guessing I should drop Oystercatchers if we're going to Armanis....is the view the same?

Is there another GREAT fish restaurant where we can get the local flavor of Florida? More casual is OK as long as the food is really good.

nyperr in Florida

Coming to SOBE Miami for special birthday weekend...need advice

We'd love restaurants that use fresh local ingredients. We're New York foodies so altho we do want some special places, we don't want Nobu or other restaurants from chefs we have in NY. Two years ago had the birthday at Michy's.

We're thinking one night Italian either -

Alta mare
Sardinia Enoteca
Osteria del Teatro

And one evening something romantic but the food MUST be good! choices are -
Wish
Royal at The Raleigh - can't find much on the food but love the ambiance

And, one evening, possibly going to Design District unless there is a DO NOT MISS suggestion.

Please give your advice.

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Michy's
6927 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33138

nyperr in Miami - Ft. Lauderdale

need Tampa advice for best food

Thanks for the advice....

Sounds like I need to include Side Berns

If I need to leave one out - WHICH?
SIDE BERNS
ARMANI'S
OYSTERCATCHERS
OSTERIA NATALINA

nyperr in Florida