Restaurants

A covered garden terrace in Park Slope cooking Mediterranean food: Greek salads, mezze, grilled fish and chicken skewers, and honey-soaked baklava.

A brick-walled dining hall in the West Loop serving burgers, sandwiches, hickory-smoked ribs and steaks from the grill.

An all-day dining room in Echo Park: eggs and toast in the morning, grain salads, fish tacos and pasta later in the day.

A small seafood restaurant on 14th Street with crab cakes, oysters, chowder and fish in the Chesapeake tradition.

A Hayes Valley brasserie serving French classics: onion soup, steak frites, mussels, coq au vin and crème brûlée.

A wood-panelled dining room on Westheimer cooking Gulf Coast seafood and Texas staples: gumbo, blackened redfish, po'boys and smoked brisket.

A glass-walled café in downtown Seattle for breakfast, baking, soups and sandwiches, with espresso all day.

A wood-lined kitchen in the East Village cooking noodles, dumplings and wok dishes from across East and Southeast Asia.