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Dine like royalty aboard the Queen Mary at the nostalgic Sir Winston’s, which combines aristocratic elegance with modern cuisine.

Clarkson, the latest venture from restaurateur George Forgeois, opens this month on the outskirts of New York City’s West Village.

Curry Hill has gotten a makeover - at least at the corner of Lexington and 28th Street. The New York City neighborhood known for its kitschy Indian joints strewn with seizure-inducing flashing lights welcomes a new restaurant presenting regional cuisine.

Twenty-five years ago, the idea that the Commonwealth of Virginia might rival some of the more established wine regions of the United States would have seemed laughable - to most.

Located just off rue de Rivoli on a pedestrian stretch of rue St. Martin in le Marais, Benoit Matray’s restaurant still exudes the same seductive charms that made his Lyons-style restaurant such a neighborhood favorite during his lifetime.

If what you know about eating in Vegas is a late-night buffet, then you need to return to the city that has become the dining mecca of the States.

Chef José Andrés opened the first Jaleo in D.C. in 1993, followed by two metropolitan Washington outposts that made Jaleo a beloved local institution. Andrés’ fourth Jaleo opened at the Cosmopolitan in 2011 to become Vegas’s "Best New Restaurant."

Same-sex couples who marry in one of the nation’s more forward-thinking states might consider a honeymoon in Vegas, one of the world’s premier luxury destinations with a surfeit of celebrity chefs and more than 45 destination spas.

"I love Vegas," he said, emphasis on the verb, his voice a mixture of awe, enthusiasm - and relief at finding himself (again) in the world’s most spectacular adult playground.

How do you reinvent an age-old classic like the great American steakhouse? Restaurateurs Eric Perlmutter and Eddie Bergman answer the question with New York’s .