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CULINARY CAPITALS CHICAGO hot doug's HAPA IZAKAYA Where to Whet Your Appetite Hot Doug's: The sign says it all: "The Sausage Superstore and Encased Meat Emporium." In Avondale, on the northwest side of the city. Topolobampo: Chef Rick Bayless's flagship restaurant in Lincoln Park might just be the best Mexican restaurant in the world. Don't miss: ceviche fronterizo with lime-marinated Hawaiian albacore. Girl and the Goat: Top Chef winner Stephanie Izard's love letter to big-flavoured American comfort food on delicious West Randolph Street. Don't miss: ham frites with cheddar beer sauce. This steak-and-potatoes town has in recent years transformed itself into a hotbed of avant-garde cooking – thanks to a robust economy and the proliferation of organic, outdoor food markets and quality cooking schools, such as Le Cordon Bleu and the Wooden Table. But the city hasn't lost (above) Burgers and Bombs, a molecular touch with its working class roots, either. masterpiece from Chicago's Moto restaurant. You could easily build a trip around the classic dishes of Chicago – hot dogs, deep-dish pizza, Italian beef sandwiches, steak galore – at joints like Pizzeria Uno, Gold Coast Dogs and Mr. Beef. Or just hit the new hot spots, where molecular wizards like Moto's Homaro Cantu, Alinea's Grant Achatz and Atelier Crenn's Dominique Crenn turn dining into a combination science show and high-wire act, while still keeping the focus on flavour. Neighbourhoods such as Lakeview and Lincoln in the north end of the city, as well as Wicker Park and Bucktown in the west, are popular with the locals, while Lincoln Park and River North are home to some of the city's most renowned restaurants. NEW YORK From the hipster enclaves of Williamsburg and the East Village – where celebrity chef and Momofuku restaurant group founder David Chang reigns supreme – to the grand Michelin-starred dining rooms of Midtown Manhattan and Tribeca, New York remains one of the world's great food cities. Diners in the Big Apple have it all: classic joints that haven't changed in decades, the latest hot spots crammed with beautiful people making the scene and quiet, candlelit hideaways. The big, serious restaurants helmed HARLEM'S RED ROOSTER by celebrity chefs – Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Thomas Keller, Mario Batali – are still there, but now there's often equally exciting cooking happening in casual, out-of-the-way spots like Jackson Avenue in Queens (M. Wells Dinette) and Harlem (Red Rooster), where passion and ingredients trump starched linens and silver cloches. Best of all, no matter your budget, there's great food to be had in the city that never sleeps. Where to Whet Your Appetite Katz's: A 125-year-old kosher-style deli in the still-gritty Lower East Side. Don't miss: the pastrami sandwich. Babbo: Bold Italian cooking in Greenwich Village from celebrity chef Mario Batali. Le Bernardin: Epic three-Michelinstar food in Midtown West, near Times Square, from seafood genius Eric Ripert. Don't miss: tuna with foie gras. KATZ'S AMA MEMBERS SAVE MORE Save up to 20% on standard rates at Hertz Car Rental, and 10% or more on the best available room rate at any Best Western. Plus, earn CAA Dollars on your stay. AMARewards.ca/SearchforDiscounts (this page, clockwise from top) courtesy Hot Doug's, Moto Restaurant, Katz's Delicatessen, Daniel Krieger/The New York Times p22-41_Food_Package.indd 31 Westworld >> f e b r u a r y 2 0 1 3 31 13-01-16 11:59 AM

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