saveur 100

ok, so i heard about this list on npr on my way home....i have no idea why i do not subscribe to this magazine....

The Saveur 100

Saveur magazine's eighth annual list of favorite restaurants, food, drink, people, places and things:


1. La Chassagnette Restaurant – Arles, France
2. Trishna Restaurant – Bombay, India
3. Pohutukawa Honey – New Zealand
4. Anchovy-stuffed olives – Spain
5. Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks – New York City
6. Hendrick's Gin - Scotland
7. Hamburger America – Various states
8. Coffee Cup Coin Purse – New York City
9. Chef Chan's Restaurant - Singapore
10. Goan Avocado Salad – New York City
11. Water Buffalo Milk Yogurt – South Woodstock, Vt.
12. Sun Gold Tomatoes – Various states
13. Bramante Roof Terrace – Rome, Italy
14. CLA Grills and Service – Little Rock, Arkansas
15. Adam Perry Lang – New York City
16. El Cardenal Restaurant – Mexico City
17. Chocolate Sparkle Cookies – Toronto and Vancouver, Canada
18. Jim n Nick's Bar-b-Q – Birmingham, Alabama & various other states
19. IKEA Swedish Food Markets – Various states
20. Compass Box Crafted Whiskies – Scotland
21. Dan Bing – Taipei, Taiwan
22. Debauve & Gallais – Paris
23. Sushi Susaki – Tokyo
24. Pudding Basin – United Kingdom
25. Costco Birthday Cake – Various states
26. Ossera Serrat Gros – Spanish Pyrenees
27. Mason Jar
28. Chef Musa Dagdeviren – Istanbul, Turkey
29. Magnetic Poetry Kits
30. Robert Lawrence Balzer – California
31. Allagash Brewing Co. – Portland, Maine
32. Martin's Pretzels – Theresa, New York
33. Le Timbre – Paris
34. Daniel Boulud Brasserie, Las Vegas
35. Bartolotta Ristorante di Mare, Las Vegas
36. Bouchon, Las Vegas
37. Joel Robuchon at the Mansion, Las Vegas
38. RM Seafood, Las Vegas
39. Alex, Las Vegas
40. Bradley Ogden, Las Vegas
41. Mix, Las Vegas
42. Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
43. Wild Smoked Salmon jerky – Washington
44. Chablis in Screw-cap bottles - France
45. Kakáwa Cocoa Beans – Austin, Texas
46. Linen Apron
47. Boqueria Restaurant – Cork, Ireland
48. Dry Austrian Golden Muscat – Austria
49. Hoedeopbap – Korea
50. Frescobaldi Wine Bar – Rome, Italy
51. California Dessert Wines – California
52. Fluffy – New Zealand
53. Fallen Fruit (Web site) – Los Angeles, Calif.
54. Duck Eggs
55. The Unprejudiced Palate – Seattle
56. Lee Stewart – Napa Valley, California
57. Palais Coburg's Wine List – Vienna, Austria
58. Camargue Caramels – Los Angeles
59. Cheese Popovers – New York City
60. Hunn's Private Stock Hot Bread & Butter Chips – Celina, Texas
61. Tillen Farms Pickled Crispy Snappers – Yakima Valley, Wash.
62. TalkO'Texas Okra Pickles – Texas
63. Rick's Picks GT 1000s – Brooklyn, N.Y.
64. Julio Ramirez – Monterey, Calif.
65. Aga Companion
66. Hermosillo Hot Dog – Sonora, Mexico
67. Cointreau
68. Philly Cheesesteak Spring Rolls – Philadelphia
69. Gripper Smartmat
70. Jacques Torres Chocolate Haven – New York City
71. Lobmeyr – Vienna, Austria
72. West Alabama Icehouse – Houston
73. Bar Code Beef Label at La Cabana Restaurant – Buenos Aires
74. Rich Man's Purses at Gundel Restaurant, Budapest
75. Marche Du Vieux-Port Quebec – Quebec City
76. Minervois La Liviniere – France
77. Spicy Thai Kettle Chips
78. El Bohio Restaurant – La Mancha, Spain
79. Fish Pate in Tubes – Sweden
80. Ballina (Australian Prawns), Ballina, Australia
81. Davidoff Entreacto Cigars
82. Acetoria Vinegars – Italy & Germany
83. Japanese Freshwater Crabs
84. Martin Ray – Santa Rosa, Calif.
85. Typhoon Cooking Tools – United Kingdom
86. Pizzeria Bianco – Phoenix
87. Royal Project Foundation - Thailand
88. Original Condiment Package Museum – Orange County, Calif.
89. Rafal Spice Company – Detroit, Michigan
90. Crispy Buffalo Wontons (Ruby Tuesdays) – Various states
91. Karen Hess – Nebraska
92. Fritada – Ecuador
93. Du-Par's – Los Angeles
94. Kaffir Lime Leaves
95. Fromagerie Pascal Trotte – Paris
96. Modern Spirits – Monrovia, California
97. Roast Chicken and Other Stories Cookbook – England
98. Silicone Spatulas
99. Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery – Oxford, England
100. New Orleans


i was especially amused to hear the editor of this magazine admire dry muscat wines.......i have a fondness for this varietal....we who traveled on the roots tour several januaries back might remember the muscat that we shared in brussels...at the restaurant where some of us had moules frites that came in metal cans......it was a marvelously dry and tasty wine.....and i have tried to find the same thing at liq. barn....to no avail.......sadly, from this list the only other items that i either have and use (mason jars....i have several in vintage blue in use as i speak) or love....as in okra pickles......i could eat a jar all to myself.......and now that they are in my mind i might just have to buy some really soon to test this theory.........