Stop in Salt for locavore dishes such as bacon with caramelized onion and goat cheese flatbread from the nearby Long Farm. En savoir plus .
Flagstaff House is the grande dame of fine dining hereabouts. Visit here for the handmade gnocchi with black truffle or the double breast of Peking duck. En savoir plus .
The BBQ here is delicious but also try the rough-and-tumble banana pudding. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
Blue Raven serves “pub-style Appalachian cuisine,” like a bone-in pork chop with corn-muffin stuffing and bourbon-honey carrots. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
F.A.R.M. Café in Boone, N.C., is a pay-what-you-can community kitchen that uses local ingredients. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
The appetizer of grilled octopus with chickpeas comes on a platter streaked with chili butter; the octopus manages to have both char and tenderness. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
After riding the freight elevator/theater up the observation tower, watch "Minneapolis in 19 Minutes Flat," a funny history of the town. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
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. En savoir plus .
