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Awesome dining is the norm, not the exception, in this section of wine country, and these eight spots will have you humming about your meal long after leaving.

If there were ever a weak link in the city’s landscape, though, it’s downtown. While the area’s been typically associated with bleak office buildings, wimpy restaurants and tourists who don’t know any better, its reputation is on the upswing with a well-deserved clutch of new restaurants, bars and accommodations, like Kimpton’s recently renovated Hotel Vintage.

Here’s your guide to eating well in the buzzy neighborhood of Switzerland’s largest city.

So whether you’re headed there soon to attend Feast Portland, one of the country’s hottest food festivals,which takes place September 17-20, or just to check out the City of Roses in general, be sure to have this list of ten hot new spots handy.

I arrived at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach not only with an overstuffed suitcase, but also a pretty good idea of what to expect from the scenic seaside city. This is Orange County, after all.

When Milan was selected to host this year’s World Expo (named “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”), Italy’s second-largest city became more than a finance and fashion destination. Because the food-themed Expo — which kicked off in May and runs through October — is expected to attract a whopping 20 million visitors, local hotels had to step… Continue reading Wake Up And Smell The Truffles At The Carlton Hotel Baglioni Milan | Food Republic

Here, I share five restaurants — including a sleek new hotel, should you need a place to lay your head — you’ve got to check out during your next visit to the beautiful costal city.

For my third trip to San Francisco in three months, I wanted to stay somewhere a little more interesting and, frankly, more fun than the typical brand-name corporate accommodations. Enter the artistic Clift Hotel, located in the heart of Union Square.