Forbes Traveler forbestraveler.com recently asked asking a panel of food and travel experts for their take on the top hotel dining in the country. The top 15 chosen include: The Peabody Memphis and its upscale restaurant, Chez Philippe; Four Seasons Hotel and L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon restaurant in New York City; Jean Georges, Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York; Gordon Ramsay, The London hotel in New York; The Carlyle Restaurant, The Carlyle Hotel in New York; Cathe St. Regis Hotel and Ame restaurant in San Francisco; Michael Mina, Westin St. Francis in San Francisco; Cortez in the Hotel Adagio, San Francisco; Studio Restaurant, Montage, Laguna Beach; the Beverly Wilshire and Cut restaurant in Los Angeles; The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Va.; The Wynn Las Vegas; Citronelle, Latham Hotel in Washington, DC.; Azul at Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami.

IN THE NEWS: The Washington Post’s Tom Sietsema visits Saigon Cafe (6286-B Arlington Blvd., Falls Church) and reports, “Two veterans of the local restaurant scene — Youssef Eagle Essakl and Hector Guerra– are teaming up to put a French accent on a pretty patch of green near Occoquan. Four years in the planning, Bistro L’Hermitage (12724 Occoquan Rd., Woodbridge), set on a grassy acre near the Occoquan Marina, is expected to open sometime in mid-June.” … Sietsema gives two and a half stars in his review of Vermilion (1120 King St., Alexandria, Va), while Eve Zibart reviews Ethiopian eatery Warka (275 Sunset Park Dr., Herndon). washingtonpost.com … The Washington Times‘ Corinna Lothar reviews Brasserie Beck (1101 K St. NW). washtimes.com … City Paper’s Tim Carman reviews Temperance Hall (3634 Georgia Ave. NW). washingtoncitypaper.com … Washingtonian.com blogs about the brunch at Omni Shoreham Hotel (2500 Calvert Street). … DCFoodies.com visits Moti’s Falafel Stand (184 Rollins Avenue, Rockville, MD). … DCist.com drops by the new Vapiano (1800 M Street NW.). … Blogger DCfud.com reviews Bamian Restaurant (5634 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Va). … The Counter Intelligence blog melissaccart.wordpress.com notes Rita’s Ice (3237 A 14th Street N.W.) and M’Dawg Haute Dogs (2418 18th Street).

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