The smokiness of the brisket here is delicious but can take some getting used to. It is also a specialized meat market where you can also purchase your own BBQ goods. Leer más.
This restaurant boasts a sophisticated menu and unassuming storefront location. Even connoisseurs will return here after trying the crisp classic Vietnamese spring rolls called cha gio. Leer más.
The wine list here is Super Bowl quality, full of classy labels like Rubicon and Andrew Will. The zingy charred red pepper soup, New York strip steak, and the grilled split artichokes are great picks. Leer más.
It's easy to imagine yourself at some country crossroads south of Raleigh here. If you want barbecue, your choice boils down to pork shoulder, sliced or chopped, both with a strong vinegar tang. Leer más.
In this elegant, porticoed mansion of a restaurant, you can admire the view and the meticulously authentic French traditional food. You wouldn’t find a better confit of duck leg in France itself. Leer más.
Here you will find inventive, complicated, and delicious dishes. The chef applies his French technique to roots cooking such as a timbale of smoked salmon with rye cake. Leer más.
Opening 12/9, Douglas Gordon’s exhibition will feature classical pianist Hélène Grimaud in the middle of a 37,000-square foot lake that will slowly fill the Armory each night as she begins to play. Leer más.
This week MOMA launches a six-week retrospective devoted to Altman, who died in 2006 at age 81. The film series charts the unpredictable output of a Hollywood iconoclast that lasted nearly 60 years. Leer más.
This unassuming bar & restaurant has been popular since the ’80s and is a quaint spot that doesn't require a reservation. You may even spot Matt Lauer in there. Leer más.
Blue Raven serves “pub-style Appalachian cuisine,” like a bone-in pork chop with corn-muffin stuffing and bourbon-honey carrots. Leer más.
Get tomato soup, grilled cheese, green salad, potato salad, sautéed squash and beans, and apple cobbler served on a green cafeteria tray for just $10. Leer más.
F.A.R.M. Café in Boone, N.C., is a pay-what-you-can community kitchen that uses local ingredients. Leer más.
Buy a bottle of wine in the shop up front, and take it to the torchlit back garden for some globalized bistro fare—think hangar steaks and grilled baby octopus with chimichurri. Leer más.
Try the immense double-cut pork chop served on a bed of dirty rice, which packs a peppery wallop. Three kinds of doberge are on offer, including a version with peanut butter, salted caramel and bacon. Leer más.
A stay at Landmark Vineyards' one-bedroom guest cottage includes a guided tour of the 11-acre vineyard, production facilities and tasting room, and a bottle of Landmark's 2012 Overlook Chardonnay. Leer más.
Go to Elway's, NFL legend John Elway's watering hole in the suburb of Cherry Creek, for a great wine list and try the Japanese tuna stack. Leer más.
The Mesquite Sour mixes High West Campfire Whiskey with mesquite amber syrup, lemon, egg white and mole bitters. Drink it in a fireside club chair or out on the patio. Leer más.
The Let the Beet Drop combines salted beet syrup with Calabrian chili-infused aquavit, mezcal and lime juice, and was created to go with the octopus. Leer más.
The appetizer of grilled octopus with chickpeas comes on a platter streaked with chili butter; the octopus manages to have both char and tenderness. Leer más.
Part of local Scandinavian life for more than 90 years. If you have ever had lutefisk—lye-cured salt fish eaten around Christmas—it likely came from here. Leer más.
The sculpture garden is home to works by more than 40 artists, including Richard Serra, Louise Nevelson and Claes Oldenburg, whose "Spoonbridge and Cherry" has become a city icon. Leer más.
After riding the freight elevator/theater up the observation tower, watch "Minneapolis in 19 Minutes Flat," a funny history of the town. Leer más.
Named for a lyric in the Replacements anthem "Left of the Dial," the Playing Makeup, Wearing a Guitar is a riff on a classic Manhattan, made with carbonated bourbon and cola-cherry bitters. It rocks. Leer más.
The winery is set on a high hill with dramatic views (sadly, only winery members may picnic on-site). My favorites tended to be the Pinots—most notably Kiser En Haut and Les Voisins. Leer más.
Try the Nitro Cuba Libre, a seriously upgraded rum and Coke dispensed through a nitrogen tap, giving the drink the appearance and creaminess of a pint of Guinness. Leer más.
Try the tombo ahi, a fresh-caught albacore tuna on a bed of green lentils. Don't bother dressing up: The vibe is surfer chic. Leer más.
Every evening from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Kanoe Miller and other dancers perform hula, all against the backdrop of a gnarled, century-old kiawe tree that was planted during Queen Liliuokalani's lifetime. Leer más.
The lines can get long, so try to get there before the tour buses do. Leer más.
Each Saturday, a different local restaurant offers a heaping hot-plate breakfast and there's often a popular stand selling fried green tomatoes. Leer más.
