All good vacations are planned around the culinary adventures that will transpire during the trip. At least for me. For the past 4 years, I have picked a city and then revolved the touring, shopping, relaxing, beaching etc. schedule around the eating schedule.  My husband and I went to NYC in 2007 (it was his first trip) and I made sure the itinerary included a trip to Mesa Grill (Bobby Flay’s Flagship), Nobu (for the best sushi on the east coast) and Francisco’s  Centro Vasco, a little Spanish restaurant in Chelsea with the best lobster tail orreganato I have ever had! 

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