 The Redding Roadhouse located in Redding, Connecticut is a picture-postcard perfect restaurant and tavern with lots of New England charm. Long established as a local favorite, new owners since July 2012, Chef Wirt Cook, his wife, Karen Cook, his sister Colleen Cook and husband, Ted Stonbely, have given the restaurant, and the menu, a slight facelift, and have retained the live music Thursday through Saturday. The result is a delicious balance of adventurous and comfort food on the menu, where you can experience formal dining, come with children, or have a casual bite and listen to music in the bar. Excellent cuisine, attentive service, and welcoming ambience make this restaurant worth the drive to Connecticut.
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 Ken & Cook Restaurant & Bar located on Kenmare Street in New York City, owned by Artan Gjoni and Chef Richard Diamonte, is a culinary hotspot in Nolita where the focus is on Contemporary American cuisine. The ambience evokes a Parisian brasserie, and the menu shows the genius and technique of Chef Richard Diamonte, who honed his culinary teeth working at Jean-Georges' restaurants for ten years before venturing out to open Ken & Cook Restaurant & Bar.
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 Chef/Owner Brian Lewis of Elm Restaurant in New Canaan, Connecticut celebrated his restaurant's one-year anniversary on March 20, 2013 and Luxury Experience was there to help blow out the candles! Attractive décor, attentive service, "Modern American Cuisine rooted in tradition, inspired by the seasons," it was a gastronomic journey that stimulated the senses with artistic presentations that delivered on the palate with layers of flavors complemented by contrasting textures.
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 The Notchland Inn located in Hart's Location, New Hampshire serves a 5-course dinner in their restaurant Wednesday through Sunday that is open for inn guests as well as to the public. After a day of exploring the Mount Washington Valley region of New Hampshire, it was nice to "come home" and enjoy a delicious dinner created by Chef Edward Stinchcomb who is the talent in the kitchen, where the farthest we ventured after dinner was to our impeccable suite.
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 It was a cold, almost winter night, and we had a delicious dinner at the 1785 Inn and Restaurant in North Conway, New Hampshire owned by Charlie and Becky Mallar for the past 29 years. We sat in the main dining room where an inviting fire blazed in the large fireplace, and basked in the warmth and admired the holiday décor. Becky Mallar had transformed the room for the holiday season gorgeously decorating the mantel and the mirror, trimming each of the windows with garland, ornaments, and attractive wreaths, and the large picture window was the perfect setting for a tiny holiday village.
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 The Parlour, the stylish restaurant at the Roger New York hotel overlooks the intimate lobby and features marble-topped round tables flanked by blue leather chairs, navy and cream striped banquettes and window seats, and a wide wood plank floor. Votive candles on the tables, soft lighting, low music, an interesting menu by Chef de Cuisine Peter Goldklang, and attentive service create an inviting and relaxing ambience.
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 We had an excellent late night dinner at Bobby Flay's restaurant, Bar Americain Mohegan Sun, located in Uncasville, Connecticut after attending a Stevie Nicks' concert at the Mohegan Sun Arena, and found the food, the ambience, and the service to be the perfect finale to a wonderful evening.
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 Enter Ballo Italian Restaurant and Social Club, at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, and you feel like you have mysteriously landed in Tuscany. Inspired by San Galgano, a 12th century abbey, the architecture is stunning with Gothic arches, double-sided 158 foot Carrara marble bar that you could land a small plane on, and the food, it is well worth the drive to experience Executive Chef Matthew Adler's inspired menu.
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 La Silhouette restaurant may be located in "Hell's Kitchen" in New York City however, Chef Matt Tropeano, owners Tito Rahman and Sally Chironis, combined with the attractive ambience, and attentive waitstaff make for a "heavenly" dining experience.
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 Six Peaks Grille at the Resort at Squaw Creek, located in Olympic Valley, California offers a fine dining experience where Chef de Cuisine Chad Shrewsbury creates innovative cuisine and the culinary focus is on steaks, sustainable, biodynamic produce, and seafood.
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 Rocker at Squaw located in The Village at Squaw Valley, in Olympic Valley, California was the perfect break after a well-spent morning skiing with Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley at Squaw Valley.
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 Village Bistro in Tannersville, New York, is a charming, intimate restaurant owned by Chef Edward Lanzinger and Shake Kertoyan. The restaurant is a lovely surprise in the Catskill Mountains, where the portions are plentiful and the service is welcoming and inviting.
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 Arnaud's restaurant located in the heart of the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana has been a fine dining tradition since 1918, and has excellent Creole food, old-world elegance, charm, ambience, and impeccable service by tuxedoed waiters who add to the family-owned restaurant's mystique. The talented Chef de Cuisine Tommy Digiovanni focuses on classic French and innovative Creole dishes.
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 The award-winning restaurant Commander's Palace, located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana, and steps away from the historic St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line, has been a grande dame of New Orleans fine dining since 1880. Enter the landmark turquoise and white Victorian building and you feel like you are entering another time. Executive Chef Tory McPhail is the creative talent in the kitchen who enjoys keeping things fresh.
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 In a city of great restaurants, Coquette Bistro Wine Bar, located in the historic Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana, owned by Chef Michael Stoltzfus and Lillian Hubbard, is a hidden gem. Although it has a French-sounding name, Chef Michael Stoltzfus focuses on American-style cuisine that is ever evolving. Housed in a late 1880s two-story building, the restaurant is gorgeous with its historic bar, high ceilings, wood floors, exposed brick walls and extensive art collection; it is a restaurant that once you find it, you want to keep returning.
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 Café Adelaide at the Loews New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, was named for Adelaide Brennan, a vivacious redhead known to her family as Queenie, and to her nieces and nephews as ‘Auntie Mame and then some." The attractive contemporary ambience restaurant features the talented Chef Chris Lusk in the kitchen whose culinary focus is described as "Boosted New Orleans Bistro."
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 L'Astral Bar-Restaurant Rotatif at the Loews Hôtel Le Concorde Québec, in Canada is a delicious dining adventure in the sky where Executive Chef Jean-Claude Crouzet and Sous Chef Pierre-Laurence Valton-Simard tempt your palate to complement the 360-degree panoramic views from the revolving restaurant located 600 feet above sea level.
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 The Supper
Room at Glenmere Mansion is an elegant restaurant located in Chester, New York
(less than 50 miles from New York City)
where Executive Chef Rob Stella and Executive Pastry Chef Taiesha Martin are the talents in the kitchen complemented
by Sommelier Michael A. Cimino. Housed in Glenmere, a luxurious 18-room and suite Relais & Chateaux Country House Hotel, The Supper Room
will enchant you with innovative cuisine and impeccable service.
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 We had an elegant dinner at
the fine dining French restaurant, Aux
Truffes Restaurant, in Mont-Tremblant, Canada awarded Four
Diamonds by the AAA/CAA every year since 1998. Located in the Pedestrian Village, Chef Owner Martin
Faucher focuses on creating innovative fine cuisine using the best
local ingredients in season, and is renowned for his duck foie gras and
truffles.
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 Eating at Crêperie
Catherine in Mont-Tremblant, Canada in the
heart of the Pedestrian
Village is like
having a delicious meal at the home of a good friend. Located in a small
chalet, the ambience is comfortable and inviting, and watching and chatting
with Chef Catherine Schmuck and her sister, Lorraine
Schmuck as they create the homemade crêpes is an added
bonus.
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 75 Main Restaurant
Lounge Club, located in Southampton, Long Island, New York
opened in June 2010, and is already making a name for itself as a Hampton hot spot under the
guidance of Owner Zach Erdem. An attractive restaurant,
an inviting ambience, Executive Chef Matthew L. Lewis in
the kitchen, an excellent wine list, and a professional and attentive staff
make 75 Main Restaurant Lounge Club a new darling.
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 The restaurant Qsine,
located onboard the luxury Celebrity Cruises - Eclipse cruise
ship, is a play on the word, cuisine, which clearly defines its focus
on being "uniquely unordinary." Chef Jacques Van Staden is the
man behind the innovation of menus presented on iPads, where wait staff are
"Culinary Tour Guides", Sommeliers are "Grape Connoisseurs," and innovative
food presentations are all part of the delectable culinary experience.
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 The Tuscan Grille
located onboard the luxury Celebrity Cruises - Eclipse cruise
ship is a harmonious blend of steakhouse and Italian favorites.
Excellent cuisine and professional and attentive service made for a delicious
evening of dining.
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 Ibiza
Restaurant is a
sleeper of a Spanish
restaurant located on High Street in the heart of
downtown New Haven,
Connecticut where Executive
Chef Manuel Romero is the creative talent in the kitchen.
Nestled
amongst Yale University
buildings, the restaurant has vibrant energy and style. Combined with an
excellent
wine list, and attentive professional wait staff, Ibiza Restaurant is a
winner
on the New Haven wine and dine scene.
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 The Giraffe Room Lounge and
Restaurant located
at the Inn at Great Neck in Great
Neck, New York, has whimsical giraffe
sculptures and an
impressive, vibrant collection of Art Deco paintings that set the
ambience for
the intimate restaurant where Chef Naim Bellan focuses on
international cuisine.
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 Bucks
County, Pennsylvania is a treasure trove of historical
properties,
and the Logan Inn,
located
in the village of
New Hope
has proudly upheld the tradition of hospitality since it opened as a
tavern in
1722. Chef/Owner Pete Gialias continues the tradition of
hospitality with his approach of using the freshest of ingredients at
the
restaurant.
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 The Marsha
Brown Creole Kitchen and Lounge brings a delicious taste of
Creole
New Orleans to New Hope in
Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
Caleb Lentchner, the General Manager and Chef, is in
charge of
the kitchen, which uses many of Marsha Brown's Louisiana family recipes.
Located in a
former Methodist church, the restaurant is a unique dining experience.
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 The Bridgetown Mill
House
in Bucks County
in Langhorne, Pennsylvania was built as a
private
mansion in 1791. In 1998, this stunning Federal style building was
transformed
into a tiny luxury inn, and in 2003, the owners added an elegant fine
dining
restaurant.
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 A memorable evening of romance and fine dining at the
award-winning Restaurant
JEAN-LOUIS in Greenwich, Connecticut owned by Chef
Jean-Louis Gerin and his charming wife Linda, had me
fondly
recalling memories of Paris. Since 1985, Restaurant JEAN-LOUIS
has
focused on the art and style of French cuisine with the perfect dash of
intimate ambience and attentive yet unobtrusive service; located only 37
minutes from New York City, it is well worth the drive.
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 Located in the heart of historic Bowen's Wharf, Fluke Wine, Bar & Kitchen in Newport, Rhode
Island focuses on relaxed modern American
cuisine. The restaurant, owned by the personable Jeff and Geremie
Callaghan, features the talented Chef Neil Manacle in the kitchen,
an inspired cocktail menu, and fresh farm, and ocean to table cuisine.
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 The Dining Room at Wheatleigh in Lenox, Massachusetts in The Berkshires recalls the splendor of the Gilded Age. Built as an Italian villa in 1893 on 22-acres overlooking the Berkshire Mountains as a private summer residence, Wheatleigh is a luxury hotel with an award-winning restaurant featuring Chef Jeffrey Thompson's contemporary American interpretation of French cuisine.
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 The elegant fine dining restaurant, allium restaurant + bar in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, in The Berkshires, features farm to table, seasonal, American cuisine by Chef Michael Pancheri, that if the food was any fresher, it would need to be cooked in the fields.
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 Escoffier Restaurant is the award-winning French restaurant at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York, where classic French cuisine with a contemporary touch is expertly prepared by the culinary students, and is open to the public.
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 The name, American Bounty Restaurant, perfectly captures the image of the award-winning restaurant, which features delectable American regional cuisine, perfectly prepared and served by the students as part of the degree requirements at the prestigious culinary school, The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) in Hyde Park, New York.
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