Taste through the “Top of the List” — the most popular wines in America’s most popular restaurants. Over 100 wineries will pour their topped ranked wines from Wine & Spirits 20th Annual Restaurant Poll, with food from some of New York’s best chefs, all at City Winery, New York’s new live music space and Manhattan’s only winery.

Marlen’s fav dish, was excellent Grilled Duck Breast w/ Kumquat reduction-In fact, he wanted seconds-instead, we tried Crispy Duck Breast/Garlic Gravy. Skip the Peking Duck Summer Rolls, until they add more duck. The “sea” choices are first-rate- If you’re into whole fish, the Crispy Red Snapper is fantastic. Pad Thai “Omelette” is an unusual take on this classic dish.

The concept is a simple one, so simple you’ll be wondering why has it taken so long before a bunch of alternative rock artists turned to within their own souls, to masterfully outpour melodies from classic hits that’ll live on forever. Robberson High Street covers New Edition’s “Cool it now,” while Francis & The Lights revisit Kanye West’s “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.

“Cooked dishes, based on classic Japanese cuisine with French and Italian influences, include Northern Japanese-style rack of lamb with green onion salad in miso-almond sauce; sautéed salmon in shoyu-butter sauce with wonton salad; and grilled red snapper with shitake mushroom risotto and bonito sauce. The sushi and sashimi concoctions are mind-blowing, such as the G6, rice paper wrapped around six kinds of fish, with crunchy rice; lobster roll topped with dynamite sauce.”

“Descend the staircase and find yourself in a cozy, underground dining room, perfect for a Holiday Gathering or novel Holiday dinner, with friends. The small plates menu is still a work in progress, but the fresh crab salad, chicken wings, stuffed olives, and sliders, are definitely delicious. Orange Street is a “cocktail lounge”, worth coming Uptown for, if you’re not lucky enough to live nearby.”

“Ponty Bistro, Chef/Owner Cisse’s wonderful, new & cozy, French-Mediterranean (with a Senegalese flare) restaurant/ bar, is a perfect spot, for an incredible Christmas Eve or Christmas Day meal. Choose from the $25.00, three-course, prix fixe meal (stuffed flounder, roast chicken or grilled steak) or order from the diversified, daily menu. Don’t miss the Crispy Tuna, Saint Jacques du Chef, or Wild Mushroom Risotto (even vegetarians are in for a treat!)…”

Nestled away in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, is the spectacular and fun, Le Grand Dakar – rich with innovative Senegalese cuisine, courtesy of Chef / Owner, Pierre Thiam. Chef Pierre, with a long-time food background, opened Le Grand Dakar, because New York did not have Senegalese food, presented in a modern setting. The front lounge / bar is an ideal spot for meeting and mingling over fabulous appetizers ( Shrimp Potato Fritters, Jerk Wings, Vegan Nem, a dish brought to Senegal via Viet Nam), dinner, and inventive cocktails (vodka, rum, etc, are fantastic mixed with