Chicago: How to Eat Like a Local

CHICAGO – Food is how Chicago defines itself and how Chicagoans define themselves. Most importantly, we're nice. We welcome newcomers. Especially if they feed us well.

Oui! A Feast in Southwest France

SAVERDUN, France – Everyone knew everyone. When the president made his toast, it ended in a nearly-naked conga line followed by a brass band that serenaded each lady in turn. (Ah, the French.)

Fathom Questionnaire: Kerry Saretsky

Best hotel amenity: chocolates on the pillow. They're starting to go the way of playing cards and peanuts on airplanes, and I'm not happy about it.

Land of Enchantment: A Weekend in Santa Fe

SANTA FE, New Mexico – It's a 400-year old town of adobe architecture and stark, clear blue skies. You know why the artists came to paint. With these tips, you'll never want to leave.

Eleven Madison Park's New NYC Menu

NEW YORK CITY – Deconstructed cheesecake and smoke in a cloche. Get a taste of Eleven Madison Park's spanking-new NYC-inspired menu. Daniel Humm and Will Guidara have done it again.

Double Your Pleasure at Colorado's Best Italian Restaurant

BOULDER, Colorado – The Rockies might not be where you'd expect to find excellent Friuli-Venezia Giulia cuisine and Neapolitan pizza. Prepare to have your expectations dashed. Twice.

Fathom Questionnaire: 3 Fl. Oz. Co-Founder Alexi Mintz

The co-founder of the beauty product site learn the lay of the land by getting lost and always brings home food. "I've had so many things confiscated at customs..."

Just Back from Florida: Tampa Bay to New Smyrna Beach

FLORIDA – Hey Mitt! Yo Paul! You guys and the GOP gang need to recover from the convention. Stone crabs, icy margaritas, big sunsets — that will win anyone's vote.

A Few Days in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The city has fine art, architecture, and music. It has more than 200 fountains, second only to Rome. It's worth it for the barbeque alone.

Little Black Book: Venice Beach

VENICE BEACH, California – Mexican Disneyland, alligator sausages, bagel pizza. Leave your keys with the valet (yes, the singer from '90s boyband Shai) and explore L.A.'s quirkest hood.

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