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America's Top Restaurants Revealed

The results are in, and 145,000 of you voted. No, we're not talking about the presidential election (that's next week) but rather the just-released 2009 America’s Top Restaurants guide. New to this year’s Survey was Naples, FL, where Artisans took the No. 1 slot for Food and Campiello Ristorante won for Most Popular. There were shake-ups in Arizona this year: Kai in the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa earned the No. 1 slot for Food in the Phoenix/Scottsdale region, and in Tucson, Vivace replaced The Dish as the No. 1 for Food. Besides covering the best dining options in 45 U.S. destinations, it also underscores the nation's changing dining habits and trends. One of the more interesting: big-name restaurateurs are increasingly opening midpriced or even inexpensive spin-offs (Atlanta’s Holeman and Finch, Boston’s Alta Strada, Denver’s Osteria Marco, Minneapolis' Heidi's). Hopefully, those lower price points will bode well for these newcomers' success during these uncertain financial times.

Published Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:43 AM by BuzzEditor
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