Having a
Grand Time Here’s the deal: We offered some of our favorite restaurant critics a theoretical $1,000 to spend dining out in their home city. In considering how they would use their funny money, which had to cover meals for two, drinks, tax, and tip, these professional omnivores cast a spotlight on their own proclivities, as well as on the thrilling diversity of their respective cities.
New York City: Ruth Reichl
Los Angeles: S. Irene Virbila
New Orleans: Brett Anderson
Chicago: William Rice
Washington, D.C.: Tom Sietsema
San Francisco: Patricia Unterman
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What’s Your Favorite Hot Dog?
We asked an eclectic cast of characters to name their preferred frankfurter and ended up with an excellent guide—from the classic to the newfangled, and no tofu pup in between.
October 2009
Restaurants Worth the Money
We’ve searched the country high and low (and everywhere in between) and come up with this guide to great places for spending your hard-earned cash
October 2009
A to Z Sweepstakes
Enter to win a chance to visit New York and spend a day in the Gourmet Test Kitchen.
More from the archives
Put a New Cork in It
Are you a victim of Cork Compulsion (a state of unnatural dread as to whether or not your wines will age well?) Penfolds can help…or perhaps the answer is more transparent than you thought.
An Evening at the Waldorf
This delightful, timeless account of young love and an old hotel inspired more responses from our readers than anything else ever printed in the magazine.
Getting My Goat
A quest for the best piece of meat in the Dominican Republic begins with a wild ride through the island’s interior and ends with a perfect meal of roasted chivo.
Charleston’s True Grits
In the Lowcountry of South Carolina, historic preservation runs headlong into modernization, and Frogmore stew shakes hands with New American cuisine.
Getting to Know Him
This author loved the boyhood summers he spent visiting his grandfather in Hong Kong. Yet on a recent visit, he started to wonder if he’s just afflicted with a bout of romantic nostalgia for a place he never really knew.
Nimble Nectar
Cherished by the Aztecs, this natural sweetener is vegan and has a low glycemic index. Which may change civilization as we know it.
My Inner Italy
Many childhood memories are buried deep in our consciousness. Especially those involving spaghetti with bolognese sauce, a chunk of parmesan cheese, and garlic bread.
Dried and True
Although freshness has become somewhat of a fetish among modern cooks, the fact is that many of the world’s finest foods aren’t fresh at all.
Ruth’s Favorite October Recipes
Creative spins on comforting classics—from caramel apples with red wine in the glaze to a quesadilla filled with kimchi—will make you more excited for fall than you’ve been in years.
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