Food Blogger Laura of Kitchen Illiterate recommends Picán. "Favorites include the biscuits and gravy, the fried chicken Benedict, and the Picán beignets tossed with cane sugar and cinnamon"
Food blogger Judy of Savoring Today recommends The Craftwood Inn. "The holiday brunch buffet is an experience far beyond traditional carved roasts and waffle bars."
Food blogger Nicole of Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S. recommends Metro Diner. "Try the house special Yo Hala on the Square, a slice of challah stuffed with sautéed bananas and blended with cream cheese."
Food blogger Denise of Wasabi Prime recommends Tasting Room. "It’s a fantastic place to try wines from several small winemakers in one space rather than driving out to the wineries themselves."
Food blogger Jenny of Jenny on the Spot recommends Wild Ginger’s Buddha roll or Thai noodles with prawns, squid, and mussels.
Food blogger Carolyn of The Healthy Voyager recommends the Lost and Found Saloon. "Freshly made favorites include black bean burgers, seasonal veggie plates, and a tofu melt with chipotle sauce."
Food blogger Tere of A Mom, A Blog and the Life In-Between recommends Osteria del Teatro. "Opt for the specials, which often include dishes like scampi-style shrimp, seafood risotto, and osso buco."
Food blogger Gail of Shrinking Sisters recommends Bamboo Noahs. "Standout dishes include the roast turkey wrap with corn, black bean salsa, and smoked lime sauce and the falafel with lemon-tahini."
Food blogger Michelle of Michi's Mind recommends La Camaronera. "Their signature fried shrimp, minuta (snapper) sandwich, and seafood rice are among my favorites."
Food blogger Vanessa of Mama Scribble recommends Fontana Restaurant. "My favorites include the filet mignon with seasonal vegetables and the ravioli with ricotta and beets in a rich butter sauce."
Food blogger Amanda of Run to the Finish recommends Casablanca Seafood Grill and Fish Market. "Don’t miss the Frutos del Mar, local seafood in a tomato-saffron sauce and tossed with linguine."
Food blogger Tere of A Mom, A Blog and the Life In-Between recommends La Habana Vieja for their "variety of authentic Cuban dishes, such as ropa vieja and pernil."
Food blogger Deborah of DeborahShane.com recommends Joe's Stone Crab. "My favorites include baked clams, Alaskan crab claws with secret mustard sauce, Joe’s famous slaw, and, of course, Key lime pie."
Julie Ross Godar, the executive editor of Blogher, recommends Yardbird Southern Table & Bar for their bar menu that’s “full of nibbly twists on the down-home theme, and inventive cocktails."
Food blogger A.V. of Sex and the 405 recommends The Roof Garden. “A setting that’s a perfect escape from the buzz of L.A. Enjoy dishes such as dungeness crab salad with grilled watermelon.”
Food blogger Heather of Aging Gal recommends Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse. “Start with a Caesar salad prepared tableside, then move on to the prime Black Angus. Don’t forget the signature sauces.”
Food blogger Joann of Daily Cup of Jo recommends Katsu-Ya for “Savor the rock shrimp tempura, crispy rice with spicy tuna, baked crab rolls, and seared spicy albacore with crispy onions.”
Food blogger Catherine of Weelicious recommends Cliff’s Edge Café. “Standout starters include chickpea fritters with rosemary and lemon aioli and Brussels sprouts with anchovy, capers, and Parmesan.”
Food blogger Jenny of Karma Continued recommends Cleo. “My favorites are the wood-fired Brussels sprout hearts; grilled daurade; and the flatbread with caramelized onions, peppers, and mozzarella.”
Food blogger Lori or Loriculwell.com recommends BOA for its “warm bread, great wine, amazing steaks, mac and cheese, candlelit ambience, and the fact that the people who work there are so darn nice.”
Food blogger Natalie of Forever the Hostess recommends Pia’s Trattoria. “The candles, Italian music, wood tables, carafes of wine, and tasty house specials, are the ultimate combination for romance.”
Food Blogger Beck of The Vintage Mixer recommends Fresco Italian Café. “Anytime I order gnocchi at other restaurants, it’s always a comparison against Fresco’s light, ethereal recipe.”
Food Blogger Kristin of Chi-Chi Studio Designs recommends Germantown Café. “I can never say no to the squash fritters with buttermilk cream, the braised lamb shank, or steak Benedict.”
Food blogger Andee of Bearing Fruit recommends Puran’s for their “famous roast beet salad with Gorgonzola, salmon stuffed with homemade kalamata olive paste and don’t miss the bread pudding.”
Food blogger Shannon of Piecelove recommends Café 4 for their “incredible modern Southern soul food like fried green tomatoes with goat cheese, red-pepper relish, and balsamic reduction.”
Food blogger Merry-Jennifer of The Merry Gourmet recommends Paramount Grill for their “fresh Florida snapper, wild mushroom ravioli, roast free-range chicken, and organic beet and heirloom salads.”
Food blogger Merritt of Live Simply Love recommends The Kitchen for their “farm-to-table menu and chalkboards listing local farms that provide fresh ingredients for the day’s meal.”
Food blogger Jessica of Jess Runs recommends Founding Farmers. “You’ll find healthy options like salmon and fresh salads, but my favorite dish is the roasted vegetable and avocado sandwich.”
Food blogger Stephanie of The Recipe Renovator recommends Rancho Cocina North Park. “Rancho’s features fresh seafood options, plus a variety of vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options.”
Food blogger Lynn of Sacatomato recommends Café Capricho. “The Strand’s salad, made with butter lettuce, fennel, avocado, strawberries, sunflower seeds, and citrus vinaigrette, refreshes me.”
Heaps of Chesapeake Bay crabs, fresh caught, tossed with seasoning, steamed and served right there out of brown paper bags. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
It serves a solid cheeseburger and cold beer. It's special for not being all that special, which is why the Commies used it to meet the most destructive double agent in history. – Anthony Bourdain Read more.
The urban legend of the phantom menu turns out to be true. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
Bagel with Lox and Cream Cheese: Doesn’t get more New York than this. Unreproducible. - Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
Pastrami On Rye With Brown Mustard: A thing of unparalleled beauty. Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
Recommended meal: hot dog. The classic New Yorker's poor man's meal. Meat, starch and veg--all in a few mouthfuls. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
Lime Rickey: Considering the alarming color, a truly delicious thing. - Anthony Bourdain, host of No Reservations
The ambience? You couldn’t buy this for a million dollars or 10 million dollars. Delicious. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
If you want the real New York-style steakhouse, it helps to actually do it in New York. You really can’t do any better or more authentic than Keens. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
French fries may not be a big deal to you, but they are a very big deal to me. I’m so unhappy about these fries that I like them. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
I’ve had a lot of authentic tamales. If I had this in Mexico on the street, I’d say, “Wow. That’s one hell of a tamale.” – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
If you grew up in Mexico, an authentically prepared meal can take you right back. The specialty is roasted goat done old-style. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
One of the things I like about Thai food is it’s a lot of different textures, colors, sweet and sour, pleasure and pain. I feel like I’ve been to Thailand and back. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
The Hangtown Fry, an olden-day dish – oysters and eggs and bacon, too. I think if God has taught us anything, it's that he wants us to eat oysters and bacon together. – Anthony Bourdain Read more.
What a whirlwind of crushed claws, flying crab shells, a spray of rich, moist and oh-so-tasty crab meat. This is a sign of a good restaurant. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
That’s It Market liquor store has a torta stand that serves up massive sandwiches to locals. It’s really the hot dogs on the sandwich that add insult to injury. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
Is this the greatest place in the universe? Nobody’s mother made roast beef like this. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
Chef Chris Cosentino is a high priest of guts. Once a year he sets aside two nights to do a special 5-course, all-gut menu. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations
If you don't scare easily you can actually stay at the 10-room bed and breakfast Cosmopolitan Hotel. Can't handle the whole night? Tempt the spirits during drinks or dinner instead. Read more.
Andrew Zimmern headed farther down the coast to this restaurant for an oyster roast. Andrew ate steamed oysters. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.
The Lee brothers took Andrew to a restaurant known for serving a traditional southern comfort food --boiled green peanuts. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.
Andrew Zimmern sampled wood-smoked pulled pork bacon and pulled pork with pig skin at this restaurant located in Charleston's deep low country. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.
Andrew Zimmern joined Sean Brock for a meal at his favorite place, this soul food restaurant. Andrew ate chitterlings and lima beans cooked with neck bones, pig tails, onions and sugar.
Andrew Zimmern and The Lady Chablis had breakfast at this café. Andrew tried the pecan flapjacks and hoppel poppel, egg scrambled with peppers, onions, potatoes and kosher salami.
Andrew and Tim Rutherford took a trip outside of Savannah to taste some of the area’s best seafood, including scuppernongs, seafood boil and steamed crab. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.
Andrew Zimmern and The Lady Chablis had a meal at a mansion restaurant, which includes flounder on spicy quail hash, berkshire pork chop and black-eyed pea patty. As seen on Bizarre Foods America.
This family-owned, no-thrills restaurant serves whatever came in fresh within the last 24 hours. Andrew ate skate, served with stone clams, on the half shell, and pasta made with flour and squid ink.
The variety here is endless! You can find fried plantains, Cuban rice & beans, and roast pork sandwiches - all under one roof. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
This restaurant does homemade & straight forward food with a twist. They also focus on fresh & local ingredients. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Tony tries a duck herb sandwich on a potato roll with mustard and ketchup, garnished with black plum cilantro. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Choose from 21 different varieties of the ‘hot dog.’ Tony gets a Columbian and the Edgar Special! As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Experience “old-school communal seating” around a horseshoe bar with stools at this unchanged-by-time greasy spoon. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Not flashy or pretentious! This place has good local fish – and is right on the Miami River. As seen on Travel Channel’s The Layover with Anthony Bourdain.
Come here for mostly local and organic cuisine… and a killer ambiance. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
Popular & traditional Cuban cuisine! Be prepared – its cash only, and the staff speaks mostly Spanish. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
A local hangout with a great view of the bay! As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.
