RESTAURANTS:

CALIFORNIA:

Bistro Aix
3340 Steiner Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-202-0100
Marina District
excellent neighborhood bistro
try the calamari appetizer,
panecotta for dessert etc

Brix
7377 St. Helena Highway
Yountville, CA 94558 (707) 944-2749
fusion cuisine
lovely patio overlooks garden

Castagna
2015 Chestnut St
San Francisco (Marina District)

Home Plate
2150 Lombard St
San Francisco (Marina District, Breakfast/Brunch)

Yukol Place
2380 Lombard St
San Francisco (Marina District, Thai food)

Dragon Well
2142 Chesnut St
San Francisco (Marina District, Asian Fusion)

Arizmendi Bakeries
Several locations in SF and San Rafael
Corn Cherry Scones! Vegan Chocolate Mint Cookies, Breads
(Really, everything!)

Saigon Sandwich
560 Larkin St
San Francisco
(Best Banh Mi sandwiches!)

Cafe Sparrow
8042 Soquel Drive
Aptos, CA 95003
831-688-6238

Versailles Restaurant
1415 S La Cienega BLVD
(La Cienega and Pico)
Los Angeles, CA 90035-3726
(Cuban food)

FLORIDA:

Sundy House
106 S. Swinton Ave.
Delray Beach, FL 33444-3656
561-272-5678
<http://www.sundyhouse.com/>www.sundyhouse.com

Captain Brian's Seafood
8441 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941-351-4492
<http://www.captainbriansseafood.com/>www.captainbriansseafood.com

Barnacle Bill's Seafood
5050 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941- 355-7700

8383 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
941- 927-8884

1526 Main Street
Sarasota, FL
941- 365-6800

3634 Webber Street
Sarasota
941- 923-5800
<http://www.barnaclebillsseafood.com/>www.barnaclebillsseafood.com

ILLINOIS:

Jilly's Cafe
2614 Green Bay Rd. (at Central),
Evanston IL
847-869-7636
Country French

MAINE:

Kristina's Restaurant & Bakery
160 Centre Street
Bath, ME 04530
(207) 442-8577

MARYLAND:

Sobo Cafe
6 W Cross St
Baltimore (Federal Hill)

Miss Shirley's
50 E Pratt St
Baltimore (Inner Harbor, Breakfast/Brunch)
(Also in Roland Park)

MASSACHUSETTS:

Oleana
134 Hampshire St
Cambridge (Eastern Mediterranean)
(Everything is divine)

Sofra Bakery
1 Belmont St
Cambridge
(Divine!)

Trattoria Nina
1510 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(Italian, fabulous, make a reservation, it's small!)

Tryst
689 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington

Cookie Time Bakery
1375 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(fabulous, get the Florentines!)

Mamadou Bakery
677 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington
(Fabulous bread!)

Granola Cafe at the Art Lounge
1346 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington

Quebrada Bakery
208 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington 

Juniper
13 Central Street
Wellesley
(Mediterranean)

80 Thoreau
80 Thoreau Street
Concord

Bernard's
The Mall At Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
617-969-3388
("Gourmet Chinese Cuisine")

The Black Dog
Beach Street Extension
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Martha's Vineyard, MA
508-693-9223

Dali
415 Washington Street,
Somerville
(617) 661-3254
Spanish style tapas

Del Raye Bar & Grill
1 Bridge St.,
Northampton
413-586 - 2664

Metropolis
584 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02118
617-247-2931
Chef: Seth Woods

Shangri-La
149 Belmont Street
Belmont, MA 617-489-1488
authentic Taiwanese Chinese

MINNESOTA:

Saint Paul Grill
Saint Paul Hotel
350 Market Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
800-292-9292

MISSOURI:

Lidia's Kansas City
101 West 22nd Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
816-221-3722
Chef: Lidia Bastianich

NEW YORK:

Molyvos
871 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
212-582-7500

Sushiya
28 West 56th Street
NY NY 10019
212-247-5760
(Japanese)

Topaz Thai Restaurant
127 West 56th Street
NY NY 10019
212-957-8020

Trattoria del'Arte
900 7th Avenue at 56th Street
NY, NY 10019
212-245-9800
great antipasto bar
convenient to Carnegie Hall

City Limits Diner
200 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY
914-686-9000

Ikeno Hana
1016 Lexington Avenue
(between 72 & 73 Streets)
New York, NY 10021
212-737-6639

Le Pain Quotidien
833 Lexington Avenue @ 64th St
NY, NY
212-755-5810
<http://www.painquotidien.com/>http://www.painquotidien.com
many other branches in NY & L.A.
great for breakfast or pastries

City Bakery
3 West 18th Street
NYC
212-366-1045
<http://www.thecitybakery.com/>www.thecitybakery.com

Momofuku (noodle bar)
163 First Avenue
NYC 10003
212-475-7899
<http://www.eatmomofuku.com/>www.eatmomofuku.com

PARIS, FRANCE:

Chantairelle
17, rue Laplace, 5th arrondissement
Métro:Cardinal Lemoine or Maubert-Mutualité
144-32-15-60

Excellent regional cuisine of the Auvergne region. A wonderful appetizer
of different mushrooms in pasty dough among other things. Cantal cheese is from this region ( a sharp more pungent cheese than cheddar).

Musée Rodin
métro: Varenne, Bus: 69, 82, 87, 92.
lunch outside in the sculpture garden (beautiful roses, etc.) Nice
salads, etc.
The museum is great, too. Includes several rare fantastic pieces by
Camille Claudel and some paintings by Rodin's colleagues and friends (Van
Gogh etc.)

Max Poilâne the famous bread bakery that's shipped around the world
8, rue du Cherche-Midi
métro: Sèvres-Babylones

WASHINGTON, DC:

Lebanese Taverna
2641 Connecticut Avenue NW - Woodley Park
Washington, D.C. 20008
(202) 265-8681
Woodley Park Zoo Area

Iron Gate
1734 N Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20036
202-466-7029
Middle Eastern
Lovely decor with Fireplace
Dupont Circle