A handful of favorites:
Carmel/Big Sur:
- California Market Restaurant at the Highlands Inn – one of the most stunning vistas
- Carmel Belle
- La Bicyclette
- Akaoni
- Big Sur Bakery
Los Angeles:
- Gjelina-to-go and Gjelina
- Gjusta
- FIG
- Lucques
- Milo & Olive
- Il Pastaio
Napa/Sonoma
- Bouchon Bistro
- Dry Creek Kitchen
- Healdsburg SHED
- The Girl and the Fig
- Glen Ellen Star
- Redd (St. Helena)
- River’s End Restaurant (Jenner, CA)
San Francisco
- Bar Bocce (Sausalito)
- Boulibar (Ferry Building)
- Coqueta (Embarcadero)
- Delfina Restaurant (Mission)
- Frances (Castro)
- Kokkari (Jackson Square)
- Tartine (Mission)
- Green Heart Foods (Mission)
- Seed + Salt (Vegetarian/vegan cafe, Marina)
- Flour & Water (Mission)
- Molina (Mill Valley)
- Nopa (Nopa)
- Octavia (Lower Pac Heights)
- Pizzeria Delfina (Pacific Heights)
- Stone’s Throw (Russian Hill)
- SPQR (Pacific Heights)
- Sushi Ran (Sausalito)
- Terzo (Cow Hollow)
New York
- ABC Kitchen
- ABC Cocina
- Aria Wine Bar
- Babbo
- Balthazar
- Barbuto
- Blenheim Restaurant
- Brio
- Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria
- Buvette
- Cafe Minerva
- Charlie Bird
- Claudette
- Cosme
- The Dutch
- Four & Twenty Blackbirds– Gowanus, Brooklyn
- Estela
- Fulton
- Hudson Clearwater
- I Sodi
- L’Artusi
- Le Philosophe
- Lupa
- Maialino
- Mezzaluna
- Navy
- Nourish Kitchen & Table
- Rouge Tomate
- Smile to Go – Dark chocolate cookie with Maldon sea salt
- The Spotted Pig
- Souen
- Ushiwakamaru
- Via Carota
- Waverly Inn
Hamptons, NY
- Harvest on Fort Pond (Montauk)
- Dave’s Grill (Montauk)
- Gosman’s (Montauk)
- Montauk Bake Shoppe
Seattle:
- Cascina Spinasse
- Barolo Ristorante
- Portage Bay (casual breakfast)
Washington D.C.:
- Mourayo -Authentic Greek food
Portland, Maine:
Boston:
Amalfi Coast:
- C’Era Una Volta
- Ristorante Max
- Palazzo Murat
Florence:
- Alla Vecchia Bettola
- Buca dell’Orafo
- Caffè Cibrèo
- Cibrèo Teatro del Sale
- Cammillo
- Mercato Centrale
- Mercato Sant’Ambrogio
- Gargani
- La Reggia degli Etruschi (Fiesole)
- Olio & Convivium
- Omero (Arcetri)
- Il Santo Bevitore
- Il Santino
- Trattoria Sostanza
- Club Osvaldo
- Vini e Vecchi Sapori
- Sfoglia d’Autore (Best fresh pasta and a great gastronomia for takeaway)
Rome:
- Armando al Pantheon
- Cooking Class in Rome with Andrea Consoli
- Da Cesare al Casaletto
- Due Ladroni
- Il Gonfalone (CLOSED)
- La Torricella
- Trattoria Monti: Le Marche in Rome
- Ristorante Nino
- Trattoria Perilli
- Retrobottega
- Il Sorpasso Vin e Cucina
- Il Cigno (cafe)
- Sciascia (cafe)
Milan:
- Al Fresco
- La Brisa
- Il Salumaio di Montenapoleone
- Giacomo Bistrot
- Gatto Robe & Cucina
- Gong
- Langosteria Bistrot
- Langosteria Caffe
- Spazio
Venice:
Paris:
- Le Gorille Blanc
- L’escarbille
- Les Canailles
- Gerard Mulot – One of my favorite pastry shops in all of Paris.
London:
- La Fromagerie- Moxon Street, Marylebone
- Princi – For breakfast
- Ottolenghi- Notting Hill, Knightsbridge
- Jak’s- Casual cafe and delicatessen on Walton Street, South Kensington
Annalee Archie and Chef Régis Douysset
Annalee in Italy 