The Holiday Fantasy
People need to dream a little, add some sparkle and indulgence to their lives. A fine glass of Champagne, the decadence of a truffle melting in your mouth... It's time to put ills aside and share happy moments with family and loved ones. We want to share with you our years of experience in the domain of food, wine and travel and help you create a grand finale to the year 2003.

THEME:
• Dining out on New Year's Eve
Let one of these restaurants pamper you this year.

NEWS:
• Get into the Mix
Mix is the word. Alain Ducasse has come to the conclusion that more than water is separating the continents. Heeding his desire to bridge the gap with food he has decided to "Mix" things up! Get the entire scoop.

• New York Restaurant News
In other news, Natchez, named after a Mississippi river boat, opened on New York's Lower East Side on November 1. Chef Shawn Knight (Cello and Duane Park Café) offers a New American menu that reflects upon his history in the Crescent City and in the Big Apple, blending spicy accents from New Orleans with creative, improvisational combinations. Read all the news on the New York dining scene!

• New & Notable Restaurants
Here are the latest hot spots.

• Hot 10 New York
• "The Best of"

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• New York, Long Island, Greenwich, Stamford and Fairfield County, North Jersey and Buffalo

Events For Foodies, Gourmands & Wine Lovers
Find all the essential regional and national (and worldwide) culinary happenings for food and wine aficionados.

Winemaker Dinners
The Mark Hotel, New York, is holding a series of winemakers events and classes. On December 29, there will be a Champagne Krug Dinner featuring Kurt Eckert from Champagne Krug and Richard Dean, Master Sommelier of Mark's Restaurant for a tasting, seminar and dinner. More fine wine events in and around the city.

Top 10 Spots for New Year's Eve
Don't drop the ball this New Year's Eve. Travel the time zones with us from Sydney via Rio and New York to Tahiti.

The Best Spas in New England
Nothing like a spa to wash off holiday woes.

Online Guide New York
All you need to know at a glance.

Montréal's Hotel Le St. James: One Word: Maximalist
With its plush elegance, this 1870 Second Empire period structure in Old Montréal appeals to both rock stars (the Rolling Stones) and dignitaries.

Hotel Search
Search for New York hotels by area, rating, category and more and read thousands of frank reviews. Also, find luxurious properties in Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC, Miami/South Florida and elsewhere.

Discount Travel Booking
Gayot.com now offers readers the ability to book travel at low discounted rates. Whether you need to make a hotel reservation, book a flight or rent a car, we help you find the best rates. Click here to start.

The Balthazar Cookbook
Keith McNally is the reticent celebrity restaurateur behind a string of booming Manhattan eateries including Balthazar, Pastis, (and the new and forever-mobbed Schiller's Liquor Bar) and earlier successes including Lucky Strike, Nells, Odeon, Café Luxembourg and Pravda. Now he's teamed up with his chefs de cuisine Riad Nasr and Lee Hanson and turned out the handsome Balthazar Cookbook.

Foie Gras: The Great Divide
Foie gras arouses passions on both ends of the spectrum—there is absolutely nothing middle-of-the road about it. Opinions are straightforward. People will tell you they love it, hate it or have never tasted it. In France it's ubiquitous. In the U.S. it's a controversy, yet the largest single producer of highest quality foie gras in the world is in Ferndale, NY.