L.A.'s New Cocktail Scene

Ambitious mixologists have set their sights on Los Angeles, making it the latest hotspot for groundbreaking cocktails like liquid-nitrogen caipirinhas and mojitos strained through cotton candy.

NYC: Culture, With a Splash of Cocktails

Museums throughout Manhattan have found that their collections look even better when drinks and music are mixed in. Here are the five best museum parties in New York City.

5 Tasteful U.S. Trips

Sussing out little known places that serve classic regional specialties is a high point of any road trip. Here are five corners of America undergoing culinary renaissances and our tips on where to find authentic eats in each one. Hint: Get off the freeway.

America's Greatest Food Cities

If you're looking for an off-the-grid food experience, David Chang is your man. The chef behind Momofuku's mini empire takes his dan dan and dumplings seriously.

• New York City Underground
• Homegrown Boston
• A Fresh Take on Los Angeles
• A Barfly's Guide to San Francisco
• Nouveau Chicago

World's Weirdest Restaurants

Dining at these eight outlandish restaurants—with names like Modern Toilet, The Clinic, and Dinner in the Sky—might be more memorable than palatable.

Eat Like a Local in Rome

In a city where the recipes often predate the buildings, Rome's best meals are marvelously simple. We unearth five quintessential trattorias where the cucina romana is home-cooked, the company is homegrown, and the owners are happy (enough) to have you.

• The Inside Scoop on Rome's Gelato
• Where to Eat in Rome When You Need a Pasta Break

The World's Best Street Food

The ultimate cheap eats in 14 cities around the globe.

• San Francisco's Street Food Scene

The Best Baguette in Paris

Every year, Parisians anoint one baguette the best in the city. In a country where 99 percent of the population eats bread every day, that's saying something.

• How to Behave in a Paris Restaurant
• Eat Like a Local in Paris

Download It: Menu Decoders

Don't know tourte from tartine or harira from harissa? Before your next trip, print out one of these decoders with translations of food terms and popular dishes.

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• AAA Website Opens to Nonmembers
• The ABCs of Tea
• Advice From the Hungriest Man Alive
• America's Favorite Restaurants
• Are You the Ugly American?
• The Best Barbecue Joints in America
• Books: Biba's Italy cookbook
• Books: Danny Meyer's Setting the Table
• Books: On Tour with Franz Ferdinand
• Books: The Sterns' Two for the Road
• Brewed Awakening in Portland, Ore.
• Chopsticks With Scruples
• Coming Soon to a Screen Near You: Dinner
• Covert Cuisine: Underground Supper Clubs
• The Czech Republic's New Brewery Hotels
• Dining in the Slammer
• The Dish on Saigon
• DIY Dumpling Instructions
• A DIY Top Chef Tour of New York City
• Drink Beer Better
• Drink Like a Local in 6 Beer Cities
• Eat Like a Local: Barcelona
• Eat Like a Local: Boston
• Eat Like a Local: Dublin
• Eat Like a Local: Hawaii
• Eat Like a Local: Melbourne
• Eat Like a Local: Monterey Peninsula
• Eat Like a Local: Munich
• Eat Like a Local: Prague
• Eat Like a Local: Seattle
• Eat Like a Local: Tel Aviv
• Eat Like a Local: Tokyo
• Eat Your Way Across Fitzroy, Melbourne
• An English Gastropub Crawl
• Etiquette: Dining Out in Japan
• A Farmstay in St. Croix
• Go to Cooking School in Italy
• Haute Diners
• How Much to Tip?
• How to Complain When Things Go Wrong
• How to Eat Street Food Without Ruining the Trip
• How to Make a First-Class Sandwich
• Hungry? Follow That Taxi!
• An Irish Musical Pub Crawl
• Kosher and Halal Restaurants on the Web
• A Late Dinner in Spanish Catalonia
• London's Top Tea Parties
• My Brooklyn Is Better Than Yours
• My Marrakech Is Better Than Yours
• My Montreal Is Better Than Yours
• New York Food Trucks Go Gourmet
• NYC: Eats From Another Era
• On the Taco Trail in L.A.
• Order Cocktails Like a Native
• Paris Tasting Tour
• Pay-what-you-like Restaurants
• Q&A: Chef and author Floyd Cardoz
• Q&A: Restaurateur Danny Meyer
• The Real Pubs of Ireland
• Recipe for Wellness
• Recipes: Classic Bolognese Dishes from The Silver Spoon
• Recipes: Indian Food Made Easy
• Recipes: Mexican Vanilla
• Recipes: Three Treats from Oaxaca, Mexico (PDF)
• Road Trip: One Nation Under Barbecue
• Romancing the Bean
• San Antonio: Tacos for Breakfast
• Secret Restaurants of Celebrity Foodies
• Skype Introduces Dial-a-Review
• Street Sweets: Gourmet Dessert Trucks
• Supermarket Souvenirs
• Teatime Etiquette
• The Traveling Picnic
• Trattoria Heaven in Tuscany
• The Utterly Random Dinner Party
• Video: How to Order Coffee Like a Roman
• Where Foodies Love to Eat
• Where Foodies Love to Eat, Part 2
• Where to Drink Hot Chocolate in NYC
• Window or Aisle: Food guru Rachael Ray
• Window or Aisle: Iron Chef Cat Cora
• Window or Aisle: Top chef Charlie Trotter