● Stout (Hollywood) - Burgers and beer done with elegance. And it'll stay open late.
● Bouchon (Beverly Hills) - Angelenos have been waiting patiently for a Keller outpost to call their own.
● Bar Bouchon (Beverly Hills) - Small, upscale bar where most people will probably be whispering. If you don't want to splash out on a full meal at Bouchon upstairs.

● Lincoln Hall (Lincoln Park) - Owners of Schubas Tavern go all out, and all in, for Chicago's newest live music club.
● Bar Novo (The Loop) - Luxe cocktails at luxe prices. Renaissance Hotel's typically plush bar with bites.

● The Jefferson Hotel (Dupont Circle) - Just enough pomp and circumstance to keep Thomas Jefferson happy. New comforts gone old school.
● Kellari Taverna (Downtown) - Mt. Olympus comes to America's Mt. Olympus. Greek cuisine, done up for DC, without being dumbed down.
● Plume (Dupont Circle) - "What's this fork for?" whispered with a Maltese accent. Dupont's hot new haute French.

● Dos Toros (Union Square) - Bicoastal burritos mash CA expertise and NY bull.
● James Coviello (Lower East Side) - Vintage looks in a vintage shop on an evolving stretch of Orchard.
● spVino Osteria (Park Slope) - Confusing name belies simple small-plates-and-good-wine approach.

● Butter Tart Bakery (Eagle Rock/Eastside) - Andre Guerrero focuses on good coffee and pastries.
● Agura (West Hollywood) - French-Japanese in overly-stimulating atmosphere: chandeliers and a gigantor Buddha.
● W Hollywood (Hollywood) - Will undoubtedly be Hollywood's premiere hotel, catering to celebrities and the wealthy.

● Piccola Cucina Focacceria (Greenwich Village) - Killing any legit Pizza Hut excuse, artisanal stuffed crust pie 'til 3am.

● Tipsy Parson (Chelsea) - Haute Dixie puts the andouille in pig in a poke. Call up Tinsley Mortimer, ask her what that is.

● Prelude (Downtown/Brickell) - Conveniently located for theater-goers hankering for an extra-friggin-ordinary meal.
● Mina Miami Beach (South Beach) - Adorable little shop offering fashions at affordable prices.

● Corsino (West Village) - Warm Italian spot on the MePa fringe from the pros at 'ino.

● The Blues Kitchen (North) - Jam-lovers new rhythm & blues eatery with some classic deep south dishes, bourbons, and ryes.