Edward F. Nesta

Chef Riccardo Bertazzoni and Chef Stefano Dal Ben of the Italian restaurant Di Vino by the Glass Bar in Playa del Carmen bring a delicious taste of Italy to the Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Recettas por Chef Riccardo Bertazzoni y Chef Stefano Dal Ben de Di Vino by the Glass Bar, Riviera Maya, Mexico.

Executive Chef Santiago Kantun of Xtabay Restaurant at Ceiba del Mar Beach & Spa Resort in the Riviera Maya, Mexico shares an exciting taste of the region with his recipes for a sumptuous four-course menu.

Vassa Eggen Restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden is a stylish restaurant with a red-hot cocktail menu, and an innovative culinary menu by Chef Fredrik Björlin that when combined, is pure inspiration.

Matbaren, the food bar, one of two restaurants of The Restaurant Mathias Dahlgren at the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm, Sweden has a contemporary décor, a horseshoe bar, and an exciting culinary menu that intrigued my taste buds.

Stockholm is the glorious capital of Sweden and celebrates culture, cuisine, and good living. It is a city that will dazzle your senses with its clear light and bright blue skies, castles, 24,000 islands in its archipelago to explore, and much more.

Ulla Winbladh in Stockholm, Sweden is a charming antiques-filled restaurant that is housed in what was once a steam bakery built in 1897. Today, the restaurant features traditional Swedish cuisine, and is located next to the entrance of the world’s oldest open-air museum, Skansen.

Another new restaurant to make its culinary debut in Stockholm, Sweden is Marcus Samuelsson’s Aquavit Grill & Raw Bar, which opened in February 2008.  Head Chef Martin Brag clearly shines in this sleek, contemporary restaurant, and as the name implies, there are great Aquavit infused cocktails.

The legendary Grand Hotel Stockholm in Sweden was built in 1874 and is a stunning grand dame that defies time. Some hotels seem to get better with age; the Grand Hotel Stockholm is one of them.

le Rouge in Stockholm, Sweden, opened in October 2007 and is about as dramatic as a restaurant can get with its curved stairway that leads into a dining room that is pure glitz and glamour in bold and sensuous reds.