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    Utsav Festive India, North America

  1185 Avenue of the Americas - New York, NY           
Indian Restaurant.
    O Navegador, South America
  Av. Rio Branco, 180 6º andar Clube Naval - Centro - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Situado há 30 anos no prédio histórico do Clube Naval, o restaurante O Navegador é parada obrigatória no circuito gastronômico do centro da cidade. Nos seus salões espaçosos são fechados negócios; advogados e políticos se reúnem ou, simplesmente, grupos de amigos se encontram, contando sempre com a privacidade e o silêncio necessários. O espaço do restaurante O Navegador é, sem dúvida, o local ideal para seus almoços pessoais ou de negócios. O charme e o requinte do prédio de 1908, tombado pelo Patrimônio Histórico, tornam-no um verdadeiro oásis na agitação do Centro da cidade.
    Water Club, The, North America
  East River - Between 28th and 32nd Street - New York, NY            
The Water Club serves wonderful classic American cuisine in a beautiful waterside setting against sweeping river views. The restaurant is open for dinner Tuesday through Sunday, lunch Tuesday through Saturday and an exceptional brunch on Sunday. A seasonal rooftop bar, The Crow’s Nest, sits atop the main dining room and features a moderately priced menu and refreshing drinks from mid-May through late September. The Water Club also has three private party rooms, a lounge with a wood burning fireplace, and piano music nightly in the dining room. The restaurant has complimentary valet parking in the private lot and the first floor is handicapped accessible.
    Murals on 54, North America
  65 West 54th Street - New York, NY           
Murals on 54 boasts a warm and elegant interior where fine art and history unfolds. Designed by Pierre Court, the concept of the dining room was to accentuate the historic murals painted by Dean Cornwell in 1937. The colours in the murals are radiant against the light background and natural light enters the room from the opening of the large, existing street-side windows, which creates the feel of an open terrace or a sun deck on an ocean liner.
    Bobby Van's Steakhouse, North America
  25 Broad Street - Financial District - New York, NY           
Bobby Van's Steakhouse and Grill located across from the New York Stock Exchange uses the original 1898 structure to create lush and evocative dining rooms filled with dark wood, cream-colored walls and beautiful chandeliers. Pass through the glass entrance of the steakhouse into the grand dining room with 20' ceilings to face a gorgeous 20-foot bar and a floor-to-ceiling wall of wine and liquor. Dine under the soft lighting of the grand chandeliers and enjoy succulent 28-day dry-aged prime steaks and the freshest seafood.
    Barolo Restaurant, North America
  398 West Broadway - New York, NY           
Walking down West Broadway, the main Avenue of New York's fashionable Soho district, among the fine boutiques and art galleries, you will notice the spacious front of Ristorante Barolo. Etablished in 1990, Barolo has crafted a reputation of excellence among a fashionable and discerning clientele, both locally and internationally. Ristorante Barolo is well known for some of the most exquisite and authentic Northern Italian cuisine, complemented by a prize winning wine list of over 1,200 selections.
    Farfarello, South America
  Estr. União Indústria,13470 - Itaipava - Petrópolis, RJ           
    The River Cafe, North America
  1 Water Street - (under the Brooklyn Bridge) - Brooklyn, NY            
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What began as the singular vision of Mr. O’Keeffe for an elegant waterfront restaurant took many years of lengthy negotiation with The City of New York before permission was granted to start construction. At the time, the notion of building a restaurant amid what was such an isolated and neglected part of New York seemed like a great risk. Since opening in May of 1977, however, The River Café has been the recipient of numerous awards including selection as one of the five best restaurants in New York by the French culinary guide “Gault Millau”. The restaurant will forever hold the distinction of being at the forefront of what has become the re-birth of the Brooklyn waterfront.
    Cipriani, South America
  Av. Atlântica, 1702 - Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Localizado à beira da piscina do Copacabana Palace, o Restaurante Cipriani, aberto para almoço e jantar, é um dos mais sofisticados da cidade, freqüentado pelo jet set do Rio. Oferece o que há de melhor na cozinha italiana, mais especificamente do Norte de Veneza. O Chef Francesco Carli prepara pratos tanto tradicionais quanto mais inovadores. Carli trabalhou anteriormente no Hotel Cipriani e Palazzo Vendramin, da Orient-Express, em Veneza. Boa parte dos pratos são os mesmos que os do menu do Hotel Cipriani. Dentre os pratos autenticamente italianos, estão incluídos o delicioso Risotto di Zucca Profumeto al Rosmarino e o Maccheroni con Pomodoro Melanzane e Tonno.
    B.Smith's Restaurant, North America
  320 West 46th Street - New York, NY            
B. Smith's on Restaurant Row serves a Global-Eclectic menu featuring B.'s interpretations of cuisines from around the globe. The bar is almost always bustling for happy hour with a hip multi-ethnic clientele including the theater crowd, business and entertainment executives, tourists, and viewers familiar with B. from her TV show and publications. This list also includes everyone from heads of state and captains of industry to artists, celebrities and the guy and gal next door. Sunday Brunch, served until 3pm, features a selection of gourmet omelets and Pan Scrambled Eggs, Sweet Potato Pancakes, French Toasted Butter Crackle Brioche and a Petrossian Smoked Salmon Platter.
    Esch Café/La Casa del Habano, South America
  R. do Rosário, 107 - Centro - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Esch Café consagrou-se como o bar, restaurante e tabacaria mais elegante do Rio de Janeiro - e com muitas razões para tanto. É o bar mais aconchegante para quem procura um ambiente sofisticado para relaxar depois do trabalho, com muito jazz e bons aperitivos. É, também, o restaurante ideal para almoços e jantares, com irresistível menu inovador, constantemente com novidades deliciosas. Esch Café é a sua escolha mais segura para momentos de fina descontração.
    Alain Ducasse at the Essex House, North America
  155 W. 58th Street - Midtown East - New York, NY           
    Palm West Side, North America
  250 W. 50th Street - (Broadway-8th Ave.) - New York, NY             
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The west side Palm will differentiate itself in some ways from the Second Avenue restaurants, with 1,200 square feet of caricature walls, a more spacious dining room of 9,400 square feet, and a large bar area, but will stay true to the original in its prime-aged steak-and-lobster-heavy menu. Alfred L. Thimm, Jr., Chief Operating Officer of the Washington, DC-based Palm Management Corporation.
The Palm has come full circle with the opening of its Times Square location. Right in the heart of the theatre district, the West Side Palm has become a hotspot for theatre-goers, celebrities, tourists and Palm regulars alike. Loyal Palm customers like Brian Dennehy have found their way to the West Side of Manhattan from the East Side to dine with the likes of Don King and Evander Holyfield.
    Smith & Wollensky, North America
  797 Third Ave. - (49th Street) - New York, NY           
Smith & Wollensky is one of the most trafficked restaurants in New York and among the most celebrated steakhouses in the world. Specializing in fresh seafood and lobster and assorted steaks and chops, Smith & Wollensky is well recognized for its healthy portions, seasoned service staff and pop Americana ambience. The surnames, Smith and Wollensky, were chosen from the local telephone directory by the restaurant’s founder Alan Stillman, of T.G.I. Friday’s fame. Wollensky’s Grill, a small but spirited bar room installed in the side of the famed midtown restaurant, is open until 2 a.m. Catering to night owls, Wollensky Grill offers a late night bill of fare featuring lighter supper versions of items from the grander Smith & Wollensky steakhouse menu and plenty of high-end red wines by the glass to choose from.
    Craft, North America
  43 E. 19th Street - (Park Ave. South-Broad-Way) - New York, NY            
Tom Colicchio's Craft received the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant nationwide in 2002, and has since spawned a host of imitators for its unique marriage of the finest ingredients, haute cuisine and family-style service.
Against the award-winning architectural design of Bentel and Bentel, and under the glow of filament bulbs, diners share from dishes that celebrate 'single' ingredients, expertly and simply prepared. "Simple doesn't mean simplistic," Tom says in his book, Think Like a Chef, and the food at Craft - under the execution of Chef Damon Wise - serves as proof. Favorites include Pan Roasted Day boat Scallops, Roasted Foie Gras, Braised Short Ribs of Beef, the famous Hen-of-the-Woods Mushrooms, and what many diners describe as the finest Porterhouse Steak in New York City.
    Ninja New York, North America
  25 Hudson St - New York, NY           
the interior of Ninja New York is designed to recreate the atmosphere of the castles of feudal Japan. Comeand experience exquisite japanese fod while served by a staff in fullninja garb!
    Le Bar Bat, North America
  311 West 57th St. - New York, NY
          
Some come for our acclaimed Coastal Mediterranean cuisine. Others visit Providence take in the surroundings of the space that decades earlier was a landmark church, followed by a world-famous recording studio in which Hendrix, Sinatra, The Stones, Streisand and The Ramones created historic records. Still others frequent Providence to soak in the after work lounge vibe or to groove at one of the few remaining venues in the city where dinner and dancing are offered under one roof. http://www.lebarbat.com/
    Lea, North America
  230 Park Ave - New York, NY           
Lea, a 60 seat wine bar, reataurant-lounge adds an opulent quality of romance to Grand Central's typically professional ambiance. Behind dark wooden slats, nestled in the hollowed granite halls of the Helmsley building, Invoking a 19th century writer’s den of the romantic period, Lea is a seductive and secluded wine bar and lounge located near Grand Central.
    Aureole, North America
  34 E. 61st Street - (Park Madison-Aves.) - New York, NY             
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Charlie Palmer's unabashed, energetic signature Progressive American cuisine first took root in the original townhouse location of Aureole, where the chef made an early commitment to farm over factory food. Today, Aureole shines at the spectacular Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park, the most environmentally advanced skyscraper in the world.
    Da Brambini, South America
  Av. Atlântica, 514 Lj.B - Leme - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Adornada pela vista da Avenida Atlântica, a casa do restaurateur Gilberto Brambini, é uma das mais aconchegante Trattorias da cidade. Frequentada por apreciadores da verdadeira gastronomia italiana, o Da Brambini recebeu nova cor e textura no salão com spots que realçam os painéis de fotos antigas do restaurante homônimo da Itália, além da parede de vidro para a cozinha que permite ver a preparação dos pratos. O bar todo de madeira propõe uma atmosfera mais rústica. Adornada pela vista da Avenida Atlântica a Casa apresenta o seu já tradicional cardápio com destaque para as entradas como o Prosciutto Crudo e a Polenta ao Funghi Porcini Freschi. Como prato principal O Risotto d' Ananas, a Vitela con Patate, e o Spaghetti all' Matriciana. Entre as sobremesas sobressaem o Profitteroles Italiani e a Pêra al Barolo com Gelato.
    Arpeggio Food & Wine, North America
  Lincoln Center Plaza - New York, NY           
A casual, stylish, full-service a la carte restaurant highlighting innovative Mediterannean cuisine and seasonal ingredients as well as local and global wine selections along with specialty cocktails and mocktails. Guests can dine at the bar, in the lounge, in the center room, or join us at Arpeggio Outdoors choosing from appetizers, main courses, artisanal cheeses and cured meats.
    Beacon Restaurant, North America
  25 W. 56th Street - (5th-6th Aves.) - New York, NY           
Waldy Malouf. Chef, co-owner and author.
    Wallsé, North America
  344 W. 11th St. - New York, NY           
While decidedly elegant, Chef Gutenbrunner avoided the hype associated with many New York restaurants, intending instead to allow Wallsé to develop a personality which was heavily contributed to by his clients. The restaurant quickly found its balance as both a destination for discerning diners and a neighborhood haunt for West Villagers.
Although it has been granted numerous rave reviews and awards, Chef Gutenbrunner takes the most pride in the stable base of customers who return to Wallsé again and again.
    L'Ecole Restaurant, North America
  462 Broadway - (Grand Street) - New York, NY             
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L'Ecole guests are always impressed by the scope and creativity of our menu selections. Their surprise turns to amazement, however, when they discover that every one of our spectacular dishes is prepared not by top New York chefs, but by our students. In a city where excellence is a price of entry, even the savviest diners have trouble believing that students could perform at such a high level. Dishes are contemporary French, and spiced with an array of ethnic influences that make each one especially memorable. Bon-appetit!
    Ettore Ristorante, South America
  Av. Armando Lombardi, 800 Lj.D/E - Barra da Tijuca - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
"Meu avô, Ettore, de quem herdei o nome, trabalhou muitos anos com o pai na Confeitaria Guarani. Lá ele lançou uma “Pizza Rustica“, com um tipo de massa folheada, recheada com mussarela, salame em pedacinhos, ricota fresca e pepperoncino. A pizza tradicional, que toda a família apreciava, era um prato muito simples e popular para a sofisticada confeitaria."
    Miam Miam, South America
  Rua General Góes Monteiro, 34 - Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Ambientado com móveis dos anos 50, 60 e 70, o Restaurante Miam Miam, anamatopéia em francês para comida gostosa, aberto em 2005, é o resultado da parceria entre três amigos que sempre quiseram abrir seu próprio restaurante. A Chef Roberta Ciasca optou por um cardápio com base no Comfort Food que é uma culinária de receitas tradicionais e simples, traduzindo as boas lembranças e a simplicidade da cozinha caseira. O restaurante conta com uma sala de estar com capacidade para 25 lugares com confortáveis poltronas e mesinhas de apoio para 30 pessoas sentadas. Imperdível o filé de peixe com ratatouille, purê de banana e farofa descomplicada, arroz de bacalhau e picadinho com cogumelos servidos em panelinha Creuset. Música ambiente.
    Via Sete, South America
  Rua Garcia D'Ávila, 125 - Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
O Via Sete foi concebido para ser um oásis no centro urbano. O sabor da comida, o ambiente aconchegante e a valorização dos sentidos. Achamos que comer bem é mais que uma necessidade, é uma Via de Prazer. Antenado com as tendências da arte contemporânea, o Via Sete apresenta a cada 2 meses, no interior do restaurante de Ipanema, um painel artístico diferente, e na última quinta do mês realiza o 5º Lounge, com DJs e músicos convidados.
    Brasserie, North America
  100 East 53rd Street - East Side - New York, NY           
"Midtown's downtown restaurant," Brasserie has been an iconic fixture in the Seagram building on E.53rd Street since 1959. Offering updated French brasserie fare and a collection of exceedingly decadent desserts in a futuristic, ultra-sleek cosmopolitan setting.
    Gruta de Santo Antônio, South America
  Rua Silva Jardim, 148 - Ponta da Areia - Niterói, RJ            
A Gruta de Santo Antônio se encontra no bucólico bairro da Ponta da Areia, em Niterói. Quem atravessa a comprida entrada, logo descobre que está em uma casa portuguesa, onde chamam a atenção a cozinha aberta (de onde saem pratos saborosíssimos como os de bacalhau e de frutos do mar) e a atmosfera caseira. Os quitutes são elaborados pessoalmente pela matriarca, Dona Henriqueta Henriques.
    Plataforma, South America
  Rua Adalberto Ferreira, 32 - Leblon - Rio de Janeiro, RJ           
Aconchegante e, ao mesmo tempo, sofisticada. É assim a Churrascaria Plataforma, onde você pode saborear o que há de melhor em termos de carne, nacional ou importada. O local dispõe ainda de um belíssimo bar com grande variedade de bebidas, além de uma adega climatizada com vinhos de todas as partes do mundo. São quase 30 anos de tradição e sucesso nos quais o cuidado com a qualidade da comida e o atendimento especializado jamais foram deixados de lado.Uma churrascaria à la carte onde todos os clientes são vip's.