America's Favorite Food Cities
The most intriguing findings from Food & Wine's first-annual, quasi-scientific, potentially controversial online survey about America's best food destinations.
Top Picks 
New York has the best chefs in the country, say the voters in our America's Favorite Food Cities poll.
Manhattan
- Marcus Samuelsson
Red Rooster - Cesare Casella
Salumeria Rosi - Bill Telepan
Telepan - Jonathan Benno
Lincoln Ristorante - Daniel Boulud
Daniel - Jean-Georges Vongerichten
Jean-Georges - Masayoshi Takayama
Masa - Michael White
Marea - Lidia Bastianich
Felidia - Thomas Keller
Per Se - Bryce Shuman
Betony - Hooni Kim
Danji - Eric Ripert
Le Bernardin - Alex Guarnaschelli
Butter - Geoffrey Zakarian
The Lambs Club - James Kent
The NoMad
Brooklyn & Queens
- Hugue Dufour
M. Wells Steakhouse - Daniel Burns
Luksus - Sean Rembold
Reynard - Paul Liebrandt
The Elm - Ken Wiss
Diner
- Marcus Samuelsson
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What You Can Buy for $20 in Portland, ME
Kate Christensen, author of the memoir Blue Plate Special, shares what to eat in Portland, ME for less than $20.
What You Can Buy for $20 in Chicago
Nate Berkus and Danny Pudi share their favorite things to eat in Chicago for less than $20.
What You Can Buy for $20 in Louisville
Julian Van Winkle III, President of Old Rip Van Winkle distillery, founded by his grandfather "Pappy", tells us what $20 buys in Louisville, Kentucky.
Are You a Pretentious Foodie
New York won the dubious "Most-Pretentious Foodies" honor in our America's Favorite Food Cities poll. But they lurk everywhere. Are you one?
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