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Maialino

This was a fun night of delicious charcuteries, marvelous pastas and Maialino's famous suckling pig, which was prepared perfectly and was really tasty. We started with the house Champagne, although...

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Magdalena Restaurant - The Ivy Hotel

By and large, the California Chardonnays performed overall better than the white Burgundies, although I was super-impressed with Louis Latour's 2009 Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru White Burgundy, with loads of quince,...

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The Ledbury

This is an exquisite restaurant with Australian chef Brett Graham in full control, and he is an amazing talent. The food combines creativity, intensity of flavor and originality that is...

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Ristorante Da Nino - Letojanni, Sicily

The identity of an entire seaside town in Sicily, Letojanni, is linked to a single institution: Ristorante Da Nino. If you say the word "Letojanni" to any seafood buongustaio, the...

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Ivy Hotel - Magdalena Restaurant

Magdalena is an upscale bistro with a highly respected British chef who cooked at the Relais & Chateaux The Point, in upstate New York. The chef, Mark Levy, has been...

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Iggy's - Singapore

On a recent, quick trip through Singapore, I dug through the Hedonist's Gazette archive looking for restaurants to try, and it didn't take long for me to call Iggy's for...

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La Lune - Beaune, France

It was while I was moon-gazing that I thought about one of my go-to restaurants in Burgundy - La Lune. Fortunately, La Lune does not orbit the earth 384,000 kilometers...

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Jade Palace, Singapore

Located in the basement of a shopping mall, this small Cantonese restaurant was recommended to me by my colleague, Lisa Perrotti-Brown. I liked it so much, I went back for...

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Vito's Ristorante Italiano

Our casual wine group got together for a delicious lunch at Vito's in Cockeysville. We started with their assorted appetizers, which are standard fare there, but the chef's homemade/handmade ravioli...

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