Virtual Gourmet Archive 2006

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

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January 1, 2006	Turks & Caicos Islands The Berghoff Closes NY: Momoya
January 8, 2006	In Counters Swiss Chocolate, Part One NY: HQ [CLOSED]
January 15, 2006	LA: Lucques [CLOSED], Belvedere [CHEF CHANGE], L'Orangerie [CLOSED], Hamakasu NY: Jovia [CLOSED]
January 22, 2006	LA: Best New Restaurants NY: Il Monello [CLOSED] Wine: Portuguese Wines
January 29, 2006	Rome, Part I Ice Wines NY: Peacock Alley [CLOSED]
February 5, 2006	Rome, Part II Wine: Wines of Latium NY: Pair of 8's [CHEF CHANGE]
February 12. 2006	DC: Acadiana and Eve Wine: 25 Years of Chateau Montelena NY: Umberto's Clam House
February 19, 2006	New Mexican Food Wine: Kendall-Jackson NY: Alfama [CHANGE OF LOCATION]
February 26, 2006	Chocolate with Attitude NY: Ribot [CLOSED] Michelin Guide to France Published
March 5, 2006	Rhode Island: Bistros NY: The Sea Grill [CHEF CHANGE]
March 12, 2006	Verona, Italy NY: Country
March 19, 2006	Soups NY: Compass [CHEF CHANGE]
March 26, 2006	Do TV Shows Teach Us How to Cook? NY: Telepan Wine: Chablis
April 2, 2006	Turkey: Istanbul, Part One NY: Table XII [CLOSED]
April 9, 2006	Stupid Restaurant Tricks NY: Gilt [CHEF CHANGE] Wine: Kosher Wines for Passover
April 16, 2006	What's New in Las Vegas? NY: LCB Brasserie [CLOSED]
April 23, 2006	Almost Golden: Mozz in Water 50 Best Restaurants in the World NY: Buddakan [CHEF CHANGE]
April 30, 2006	Istanbul Dining NY: Ben & Jack's Steakhouse Wine: Dry Creek and Ponzi Vineyards
May 7, 2006	Head for the Hills!: Metro Bis, Emilio, Zuppa Wine: Rosés for Summer
May 14, 2006	Ireland: Conrad Mount Juliet, Dunbrody House NY: Cafe Gray [CLOSED]
May 21, 2006	Las Vegas: L'Atelier and Mansion NY: Lentini [CLOSED]
May 28, 2006	Charleston: Slightly North of Broad, Oak Steakhouse Ten Reasons to Become a Wine Critic NY: Dona [CLOSED]
June 4, 2006	Summer Food and Drink Books NY: Chefs Who Actually Cook in their Restaurants Wine: A Tasting of Bob Pepi's New Label
June 11, 2006	How to Eat NY: Beppe
June 18, 2006	Charleston: Fig, Tristan [CHANGE OF CHEFS] and Condavi NY: Le Périgord
June 25, 2006	Truth in Trout NY: Ennio & Michael Wine: The Ten Myths of Wine
July 2, 2006	Lies Your Steak House Tells You NY: Quality Meats and Frank's [CLOSED]
July 9, 2006	Atlanta Restaurants: Ecco, Re.Past', Redfish NY: A Voce [CHEF CHANGE]
July 16, 2006	New Orleans Now: Bourbon House [CHANGE OF CHEF], 7 on Fulton [CHANGE OF CHEF], Vizard's [CLOSED] NY: Brasserie Ruhlmann [CHANGE OF CHEFS] Wine: Terroir-ist Report
July 23, 2006	Turin: La Dolce Vita in Torino NY: Fillip's [CLOSED]
July 30, 2006	Paris: Deep Down in Paris' Best Wine Cellars NY: 'Cesca [CHEF CHANGE]
August 6, 2006	Why We Dine NY: Eleven Madison Park
August 13, 2006	London: Roast, Umu, Maze NY: Public
August 20, 2006	Venice NY: Parea [CLOSED]
August 27, 2006	Living High in Puerta Vallarta NY: Chinatown Brasserie [CHANGE OF CHEFS]
September 3, 2006	Las Vegas: Guy Savoy An Interview with Guy Savoy NY: Barbetta
September 10, 2006	London, Part Two Wine: Justerini & Brooks NY: The River Cafe
September 17, 2006	Boston: Dante, Lineage, and Om [CLOSED] NY: Orsay
September 24, 2006	Beating Back the Nutritional Terrorists NY: Japonais
October 1, 2006	Berlin NY: Terrace in the Sky
October 8, 2006	Dining with Kids NY: Picholine
October 15, 2006	Esquire's Best New Restaurants of 2006 NY: Arthur Avenue America's Greatest Food Writer Passes Away
October 22, 2006	San Francisco: Ame, Bong Su [CLOSED], Terzo Michelin Guide to San Francisco Published NY: Asiate [CHANGE OF CHEF]
October 29, 2006	My Favorite Mansions: Four Season Hampshire and Latour NY: Red Cat
November 5, 2006	The Foie Gras Debate Smoking Bans Work NY: Cantina Toscana [CLOSED]
November 12, 2006	Queen Mary 2 NY: L'Impero [CHEF CHANGE]
November 19, 2006	Miami: Vix [CHEF CHANGE], Michy's, Two Chefs NY: L'Atelier
November 26, 2006	Grand Cayman: Mr. Ripert Goes to the Ritz The New James Bond--Not the Man he Used to Be NY: Gilt Revisited [CHEF CHANGE]
December 3, 2006	Gift Books for the Holidays NY: San Pietro
December 10, 2006	Los Angeles: CUT, Simon, Social Hollywood [CHANGE OF RESTAURANT] NY: The Modern Wine: Aloxe Corton
December 17, 2006	Coping with the Wine Guy NY: Alfredo of Rome
December 24, 2006	Louisville: Proof on Main, Seviche, Park Place on Main, The English Gril [CHANGE OF CHEF] NY: Megu Midtown Wine: Calistoga Cellars Cabernet R.I.P.: Jerry Berns of the `21' Club
December 31, 2006	Trento NY: Kobe Club [CLOSED] Wine: Aged Beaujolais