Virtual Gourmet Archive 2005

MARIANI'S VIRTUAL GOURMET NEWSLETTER
Columnist for Esquire and Bloomberg News

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January 2, 2005	Berlin, Part 2 Best and Worst of 2004 NY: Devi [CLOSED]; Khyber Grill [CLOSED]
January 9, 2005	Palm Beach: Ritz-Carlton, Breakers, Café Boulud [CHEF CHANGE] NY: Le Cirque 2000 Closes
January 16, 2005	American Coffee NY: Trotters [CLOSED]
January 23, 2005	Paris High and Low En Provence: Ma Cuisine NY: Onera [CLOSED]
January 30, 2005	Wales NY: Café Gray [CLOSED]
February 6, 2005	Paris, Part Two NY: Alex Hotel and Riingo [CHANGE OF CHEF]
February 13, 2005	Lake Garda NY: Water's Edge [CHEF CHANGE]
February 20, 2005	Barbados NY: La Masseria
February 27, 2005	Oscar Night Special: Quiz Hollywood and Vines Milan NY: Ethos
March 6, 2005	Book Report Miami NY: Rao's
March 13, 2005	New England Journal: Dewolfe Tavern and Moda [CLOSED] NY: Caviar & Banana [CLOSED]
March 20, 2005	Valencia, Part One New Michelin Guide and Relais & Chateaux Listings NY: La Scolca [CHANGE OF LOCATION]
March 27, 2005	Cabos, Mexico: One & Only Palmilla NY: Aquavit
April 3, 2005	Lake Como: Villa Serbelloni NY: San Domenico [MOVED] Frank Perdue, R.I.P.
April 10, 2005	Dispatch from Atlanta NYC: Roberto's Handicapping the James Beard 2005 Restaurant Awards
April 17, 2005	My Favorite Mansions: Palazza Belmonte NYC: Lisca
April 24, 2005	Eating Out in Valencia NY: The Harrison [CHEF CHANGE]
May 1, 2005	Fun with Food NYC: Osteria del Circo [CHEF CHANGE]
May 8, 2005	Summerville, SC: Woodlands Inn [CHEF CHANGE], McCrady's [CHEF CHANGE], Blossoms NY: Sapa [CLOSED] Goodbye to All That: Munson Diner and Howards Johnson's
May 15, 2005	Southern Cal Report: La Terza, Jer-Ne [CHEF CHANGE], Pavillion NY: BLT Fish
May 22, 2005	Lake Saranac, NY: The Point NY: High Anxiety in Haute Cuisine
May 29, 2005	New York Cheesecake--Like There's Some Other Kind? NY: Felidia
June 5, 2005	Bergamo Wine: NY vs Texas NY: Hakubai
June 12, 2005	Alsace: Strasbourg Notes from the Wine Cellar: Alsace NY: Mario's
June 19, 2005	Philadelphia: The Fountain [CHEF CHANGE], the Grill at the Ritz [CHEF CHANGE], Old Original Bookbinder's [CLOSED] NY: Le Bernardin
June 26, 2005	Homage to Home: Flames, Aquario, Mazzei's [CLOSED], Caffe Regatta NY: Prune
July 2, 2005	India NY: The Modern
July 10, 2005	Paris: Les Ambassadeurs and L'Espadon NY: Montebello [CHEF CHANGE]
July 17, 2005	New Orleans NY: Yumcha [CLOSED]
July 24, 2005	Two Italian Masters: Heinz Beck and Vissani NYC: Fiamma [CHEF CHANGE]
July 31, 2005	Ceviche NY: Brasserie Les Halles Downtown Wine: Valpolicella
August 14, 2005	Parma: Academia Barilla NY: Gigino at Wagner Park
August 21, 2005	Boston: Mare [CHANGE OF CHEF], Sibling Rivalry, Petit Robert Bistro NY: Sandia
August 28, 2005	India: Part Two NY: Maremma [CLOSED]
September 4, 2005	Katrina Relief Bulletin Board Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans? Parma Bashing NYC NY: Centrico
September 11, 2005	Alsace, Part Two NY: Bayard's [CLOSED]
September 18, 2005	England: Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons America's Best Chocolates NY: Restaurant Daniel
September 25, 2005	What Hath Ferran Aria Wrought? Madrid: La Terraza del Casino NY: Fleur de Sel [CLOSED]
October 2, 2005	Noshing Natucket NY: Bottega del Vino [CHANGE OF CHEF]
October 9, 2005	London, Part One NY: Falai and Thor [CHEF CHANGE ]
October 16, 2005	Bovey Castle NY: Perry Street Esquire's Best New Restaurants 2005
October 23, 2005	Boca Raton: Boca Raton Resort NY: La Grenouille
October 30, 2005	London, Part Two NY: Flames [CHANGED TO ITALIAN]
November 6, 2005	Atlanta: The Globe, Quinones, Taurus, et al. NY: Piano Due
November 13, 2005	Northern California: Ventanta Inn & Spa, L'Auberge Carmel [CHEF CHANGE] NY: Carlyle Restaurant
November 20, 2005	Italy: Alto Adige NY: Mainland [CLOSED]
November 27, 2005	Gift Books for the Holidays NY: The Michelin Guide to NYC
December 4, 2005	Napa Valley: Auberge du Soleil, Press [CHEF CHANGE] NY: Roberto Passon
December 11, 2005	San Francisco: Silks [CHEF CHANGE], The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton, Myth [CLOSED], Cafe de la Presse [CHANGE OF OWNERS] NY: Valbella
December 18, 2005	Cappadocia The Wines of Turkey NY: `21' Club [CHEF CHANGE]
December 25, 2005	Florida: Cantina, Setai [NEW CHEF], 3030 Ocean, The Breakers NY: Cookshop Wine: 25 Italian Wines That Mattered