Stuff from Esquire, November 2007

What can other countries teach us about eating right?

Costa Rica:
Fruit every day, especially papaya (contains enzymes that help break down food in the stomach and promotes growth of good bacteria in the gut)

Sardinia:
Sardinian wine from the Nuoro region contains 5-10 times the procyanidins (antioxidants with cardiovascular benefits) of most other wines.

India:
Curry spices (turmeric, chili, and cinnamon) help reduce everyting from inflammation and chronic pain to bacterial infections and cancer.

Japan:
Green tea contains the most antioxidants of all teas. Also, Hara hachi bu: eat only until you are 80% full. Calorie restriction is the single most potent anti-aging trick.

Turkey:
Kefir, a thin yogurt popular in Turkey, helps gut health with its live cultures (also kimchi and kombucha, a Russian health drink). All are probiotics, supplying good bacteria needed to absorb maximum nutrition from food.

Best New Restaurants of 2007

-23Hoyt Restaurant & Bar, Portland, OR (529 NW 23rd Ave., 23hoyt.com)
-Addison, San Digo, CA (5200 Grand Del Mar Way, addisondelmar.com)
-All'Angelo, Los Angeles, CA (7166 Melrose Ave., all-angelo.com)
-Fearing's, Dallas, TX (Ritz-Carlton Hotel, 2121 McKinney Ave., ritzcarlton.com/en/properties/dallas/dining)
-Brasserie Beck, Washington, DC (1101 K St., beckdc.com)
-Cafe Majestic, San Francisco, CA (Hotel Majestic, 1500 Sutter St., the-hotelmajestic.com/restaurant.html)
-Anthos, New York, NY (36 W 52nd St.)
-Catalan Food & Wine, Houston, TX (5555 Washington Ave., catalanfoodandwine.com)
-Dennis Foy, New York, NY (313 Church St., dennisfoynyc.com)
-Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville, SC (125 Parsons Rd., woodlandsinn.com/dining.cfm)
-NoMI, Chicago, IL (Park Hyatt Chicago, nomirestaurant.com)
-Adobe Restaurant & Lounge, Santa Monica, CA (1541 Ocean Ave., adoberestaurant.com)
-Oceana, New York, NY (55 E 54th St., oceanarestaurant.com)
-LarkCreekSteak, San Francisco, CA (845 Market St., larkcreek.com/larkcreek_steak)
-Meadowood, Napa Valley, CA (900 Meadowood Lane, St. Helena, meadowood.com)
-Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, Miami, FL (130 NE 40th St., michaelsgenuine.com)
-Oyamel, Washington, DC (401 7th St., oyamel.com)
-PorterHouse New York, New York, NY (10 Columbus Circle, porterhousenewyork.com)
-Rae, Philadelphia, PA (2929 Arch St., raerestaurant.com)
-Rialto, Cambridge, MA (1 Bennett St., rialto-restaurant.com)
-Rocca Kitchen & Bar, Boston, MA (500 Harrison Ave., roccaboston.com)
-Shaun's, Atlanta, GA (1029 Edgewood Ave., shaunsrestaurant.com)
-Table 45, Cleveland, OH (InterContinental Hotel, 9801 Carnegie Ave., tbl45.com)
-Trois, Atlanta, GA (1180 Peachtree St., trois3.com)