- Hong Kong to eat Hainan Chicken rice and pork congee at two hole-in-the-wall restaurants I know only by sight.
- Venice at a small restaurant behind Piazza San Marco to eat anything on their menu.
- Riomaggiore to La Lampara for their seafood pasta
- Bangkok for Kao Man Gay (Thai version of hainan chicken rice)
- Austin, Texas for Rudy's extra moist brisket
- Antigua, Guatemala for chef Cristof at Meson Panza Verde's escargot smothered tenderloin in red wine sauce