Funny I just saw this thread...I took the train down to NYC Friday and met a bunch of my old college roomates in mid-town. We had a GREAT dinner at Landmarc (the one at the Time Warner Center @ Columbus Circle...although I thought the one in Tribeca was had a cooler atmosphere). Not only was the food great, but I was tickled pink that ANDERSON COOPER was two booths away eating. I never thought I would be a celebrity stalker, but I have to admit, I think I walked past his booth to the bathroom three times ;) (oh, and Kevin Spacey was filming a movie right when I got off Amtrak...again, star-struck!) Anyway, Landmarc was good--and we got a bottle of wine to split and steaks/seafood and we each paid $44 with tip included. :) Sarah (Oh...and a cool place for drinks is this little chi-chi place called the Hudson Hotel only a block away from the Time Warner Center--it's unmarked, and BEAUTIFUL inside...but I think the drink prices are a little steep...a plain Coke--maybe six ounces?--and a glass of the house Pinot was $19!!) :) Sarah

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Alisande, my sister and brother-in-law were in Petaluma recently with another couple, and they stopped in at the Petaluma Pie Company. Your friend wrote, "Nope. Uninteresting crust and even worse fillings." My sister, brother-in-law, and their friends all loved it. --------------- One place at which we ALWAYS have dinner when we're in wine country is Rustic, Francis's Favorites. It's inside the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Geyserville, which is in Sonoma County. (The tasting room is open until 6:00 p.m., but the restaurant is open for lunch and dinner from 11:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m.) You can ask for a table on the patio, or you can dine inside. Even though it's in a winery, there is a full bar. If you click on my link to the restaurant, above, you'll see a button to click on for the Menu, which will pop up. (And then you will see links to the children's menu and drinks menu, as well as a link to download a PDF of the menu.) I do know that some of the items are only available on certain days (for example, in the center section [Francis's Favorites], the Braciole with Rigatoni in Meat Ragù is only available on Sundays. Reservations are recommended if you'll be having dinner, especially on a weekend. And it's a fun winery to visit, too. All of Coppola's awards (Oscars, Golden Globes, etc.) are there, as well as the Tucker car from the movie, the desk from the Godfather movies, etc., etc. And, they sell a bunch of great stuff (love, love, love their pasta bowls). This post was edited by Lindsey_CA on Sun, Jun 1, 14 at 2:23

We've had excellent seafood at The Ritz Carlton, I can't remember the name of the seafood restaurant. The Ritz on the beach, there are 2 in Naples.) The Turtle Club at the Vanderbilt Beach Resort Is also very good. If they will be in Naples during 'the season' it's important they make reservations as soon as they know the dates they'll be in the area. (You may want to check availability of seating reservations before purchasing a gift certificate.)