Los Angeles - Santa Monica

Daniel Snukal, a former private chef and caterer, along with his brother Joshua, have created this luxe Westside space, which features a small plates and entrées menu influenced by three regions: America, Europe and Japan. Westside interior designer Lori Erenberg (La Brea Bakery ) has crafted its modern supper club atmosphere, with banquettes and table seating in rich, dark woods, mohair and iridescent silk fabrics. An eclectic and impressive list of beer, wines and sakes compliment dishes that include ginger and coriander shrimp; miso black cod; scrambled eggs with black truffle and uni; and rib eye steak with roasted pee wee potato, zucchini blossom and foie gras. Visit 3 on Fourth

Minneapolis - St. Paul / Downtown Minneapolis

Chef/Owner Hector Ruiz welcomes you to Café Ena: A cozy intimate restaurant located in the tangletown neighborhood in south Minneapolis. Chef Ruiz pares his classic French technique and South American palate to present an exciting menu of Latin-Fusion cuisine. Begin your meal with Chili en Hogada, a stuffed poblano pepper with spiced beef, golden raisins and almonds served over a walnut cream sauce and pomegranate glaze. The many entrées include, pan seared turkey breast finished with a homemade molé sauce, the Camerone, jumbo shrimp wrapped with brie cheese and prosciutto or one of the Argentinean style steaks finished in a savory chimichurri. The wine list focuses on a wide range of varietals from Central and South America. Weekly Wine Flights are a great opportunity to sample the many styles offered on the list. If wine is not your thing, perhaps you would enjoy one of the many cervesas, always served in a frosty mug with a lime. Visit Cafe Ena

Houston - Galleria / Uptown

Cafe Annie is a fine dining restaurant serving innovative regional cuisine. Under the guidance of owner, Robert Del Grande, Cafe Annie has become well known all over America and has won virtually every culinary award. With sleek mahogany walls, checkered limestone floors, leather banquettes and high ceilings, Cafe Annie is a handsome space that serves the most consistently astonishing food in Houston.  Visit Cafe Annie

Tampa Bay - St. Petersburg

Come experience exquisite cuisine, delicious cocktails and world class wines, in a rich lively atmosphere, or if you prefer a quiet table or meeting space. Experience world cuisines from Original Floridian cuisine to worldly cuisine from Latin America and around the world. Experience our award winning entree's such as our famous 16 OZ. bone in rib eye, pan seared diver scallops, valencia seafood paella to our fresh ceviche specials from our Spanish market to some American classics. We offer private meeting spaces that seats up to 22, private dining that seats up to 40 with state of the art LCD monitors or presentational purposes. Valet parking, centrally located in downtown St Pete. Visit The Table

The Edible Series of food history books is turning into one of my favorite multi-volume collections. Pizza – A Global History is another title recently published and it has the same characteristic high-end presentation and content as the others I have encountered. These are small books but classy so if you are into shelf-appeal you’ll enjoy these, but you’ll miss out if you don’t read them.

But let’s talk specifics, in this case Pizza. There are almost 60 illustrations here that chart the history and also explore the future of this dish. It’s as iconic as the ever-popular burger and is certainly more easily adapted to local tastes and dietary requirements. Pizza has become an international favorite.