miami: cecconi's at soho beach house

At Cecconi's Miami Beach, all of the waiters are Italian, they make a perfect Negroni and you dine al fresco under a canopy of sparkling lights and olive trees. When we were in Miami we ate there as often as we could (easy enough since we were staying here).  The food was superb- not fancy or overly complicated- just delicious Italian fare...

miami: soho beach house

Soho Beach House is my favorite of the Soho House properties...

barcelona: bodega sepulveda

We walked to Bodega Sepulveda in a cold, gusting rainstorm.  Umbrellas were breaking, we got lost in Barcelona's gray, twisting streets, but it was all worth it after the first bite of tomato bread.  Open since 1936, this  homey, ultra-traditional tapas joint serves the classics, perfected...

amsterdam: winkel

Winkel, on the northern border of the Jordaan neighborhood, claims to have the best appeltaart in Amsterdam.  I can't say I disagree...