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Luxist Awards' Winners for the Best in Fine Dining

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Auberge du Soleil is nominated for a Luxist Award for Most Romantic Restaurant.

Luxist readers nominated and voted for the restaurants that they believe are the best of breed. Below, are their favorite places to wine and dine within such categories as Best Steakhouse, Best Seafood, Best Romantic, Best Domestic and Best International restaurant.

Best Romantic Restaurant: Auberge du Soleil (Rutherford, Ca.)
Enjoying a glass of wine at sunset in California's Napa Valley is one of the best ways to start an intimate evening, and the restaurant at Auberge du Soleil offers a chance to do just that.

Founded in 1981 by San Francisco restaurateur Claude Rouas, the eatery helped spawn the wave of popularity currently enjoyed by the entire Napa area. In 1985, Rouas and business partner Robert Harmon opened the inn---in French, auberge---to host visitors to the California wine country. He envisioned both the restaurant and the inn as a tribute to his beloved Provence, and, true to form, both continue to be exactly that.

Guided by executive chef Robert Curry, the restaurant remains one of America's most delicious---and most romantic. The best way for lovebirds to enjoy the seasonally-changing menu is at La Pagode, the restaurant's private dining area for two. Here, the evening begins with a bottle of champagne, followed by a dozen oysters and a four course dinner, with wine pairings included. This type of romance comes with a $1,495 per couple price tag, plus an optional $550 for two hours of solo guitar accompaniment.

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Strip House Wins the Luxist Award for Best Steakhouse

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Strip House in New York is nominated for a Luxist Award for Best Steakhouse

Strip House, the famed New York steakhouse that opened in 2000 on East 12th Street just off of Fifth Avenue, is the winner of the Luxsit Awards' Readers' Choice Award for Best Steakhouse.

The restaurant's name is a double entendre that relates to both the delectable strip steaks as well as its seductive, yet sophisticated decor. The interior was designed by David Rockwell and offers a clubby yet striking atmosphere with deep red leather booths. The walls are adorned with black and white images of women that pays homage to the female form. The collection was photographed by Studio Manasse in Vienna in the early 1900's.

Gallery: Strip House in New York

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The Nominees for the Best in Fine Dining

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Luxist readers nominated and voted for the restaurants that they believe are the best-of-breed around the world. Below, are their favorite places to wine and dine within such categories as Best Steakhouse, Best Seafood, Most Romantic, Best Domestic and Best International restaurant.

Best Steakhouse
The first nominee is a classic steakhouse with a contemporary twist while the second nominee is a bonafied New York institution, having been in the business since 1887. The third nominee is the quintessential steakhouse that dry ages its beef on the premises while the fourth nominee is both seductive and sophisticated. The final nominee was designed to evoke the elegant supper clubs of 1940's Manhattan.

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Peter Luger Steak House
Smith & Wollensky
Strip House
The Prime Rib

Best Seafood
The first nominee is a landmark for Boston's best seafood while the second nominee is one of the most celebrated seafood restaurants in the world. The third nominee has been a famous destination for its stone crabs for nearly 100 years while the fourth regularly offers fresh seafood that is flown in from around the world. The last nominee is known for its innovative cuisine with a Japanese twist.

Atlantic Fish
Le Bernardin
Joe's Stone Crab
L20
Nobu Miami Beach

Best Romantic
The first nominee offers seasonal American fare that is locally grown while the second features classic creole in one of the country's most romantic cities. The third nominee is so romantic that marriage proposals are commonplace there. The fourth nominee offers award-winning dining with small town charm while the final nominee is a culinary destination in the heart of the California wine country.

Blue Hill New York
Emeril's Delmonico
One if by Land, Two if by Sea
The Inn at Little Washington
The Restaurant at Auberge du Soleil

Best Domestic
The first nominee offers innovative cuisine in the Windy City while the second is a New York icon as famous for its cuisine as it is for its stunning decor. The third nominee is consistently ranked among the world's best restaurants while the fourth is an award-winning restaurant named after its owner who is a world-renowned chef. The final nominee is the American outpost of a Parisian star that is known for its innovative nouvelle cuisine.

Charlie Trotter's
Four Seasons
The French Laundry
Masa
Restaurant Guy Savoy

Best International
The first nominee offers an eclectic menu in a breathtaking 14th century former convent while the second nominee offers world-class dining in a stunningly beautiful location. The third nominee is the finest restaurant down under while the fourth is the Paris home of one of the world's most celebrated chefs. The final nominee is among the most famous of restaurants in the world and is a star in the city of lights.

Il Canto (Siena)
Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's (London)
Quay (Sydney)
Restaurant Guy Savoy (Paris)
Taillevent (Paris)

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The Best Steakhouses in the U.S.

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Luxist readers nominated for the steakhouses that they believe are the best-of-breed around the world. Here are their favorite places to go for juicy, mouthwatering steaks cooked to perfection:

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Wolfgang Puck is credited with redefining fine dining in America. Indeed, the award-winning Austrian-born chef and celebrated restaurateur has built a vast restaurant empire with locations around the world, beginning with his flagship Spago, which opened in 1982 (famous for its haute cuisine pizzas), and later Chinois and Postrio Bar & Grill, among many others. His trademark dishes have revolutionized the culinary industry.

In 2006, Puck opened Cut, a sleek, innovative and contemporary steakhouse complete with a lounge called "sidecar", located in the Richard Meier-designed Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons' Hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills. After only one year in operation, the restaurant earned a coveted one star ranking from the Michelin Guide--no small accomplishment.

Gallery: Cut in Los Angeles

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Strip House: The Seductive New York Steakhouse

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Strip House, the famed New York steakhouse that opened in 2000 on East 12th Street just off of Fifth Avenue, is a nominee for a Luxist Award for Best Steakhouse.

The restaurant's name is a double entendre that relates to both the delectable strip steaks as well as its seductive, yet sophisticated decor. The interior was designed by David Rockwell and offers a clubby yet striking atmosphere with deep red leather booths. The walls are adorned with black and white images of women that pays homage to the female form. The collection was photographed by Studio Manasse in Vienna in the early 1900's.

Executive Chef John Schenk is renowned for his culinary skills and is often seen on The Today Show among other national news programs. The menu, which Schenk keeps fresh, features select cuts of beef that are charred to perfection accompanied by decadent sides, an extensive wine list and delectable desserts. Be sure to try Strip House's signature New York Strip Steak accompanied by the delicious creamed spinach with black truffles followed up by its famous 24-layer chocolate cake.

Gallery: Strip House in New York

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Reach Resort Rolls Out $37 Million Makeover

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The refined Reach Resort in Key West, which boasts the area's only private natural beach, just unveiled a $37 million makeover placing it in the top rank of Keys getaways. The revamp, led by the award-winning Looney & Associates design studio, brings a fresh, contemporary, boutique hotel feel to one of Old Town Key West's longstanding favorites. Located near that great Southernmost Point Guest House for sale that we told you about recently, the Reach beach is just seven miles from the only living coral reef in North America.

Rolled out in phases over the last few months, the final step of the revamp was just completed with the opening of an outpost of New York's popular Strip House restaurant. Designed by David Rockwell, the saucy steak joint with an haute-burlesque theme - think of a restaurant run by a demure Dita Von Teese -- is becoming a popular export. As we reported recently a Strip House also just opened in San Juan's chic Condado Plaza.

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Condado Plaza Unveils $65 Million Makeover

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All phases of the three-year, $65 million renovation have finally been completed at the Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino in San Juan. Owner LXR Luxury Resorts brought in New York-based architect David Rockwell, whose firm is best known for its work on Nobu, the W New York and the upcoming JetBlue Terminal at JFK airport, to do a 20,000-sq.-ft. multipurpose lobby redesign. Manhattan meets Latin in the vibrant revamp, which includes two bars and a banquet hall.

Rockwell also designed a branch of New York meat-eaters mecca Strip House for the project, with a mixture of silk, velvet and leather plus vintage burlesque photos on the walls. Designer Leo A. Daly redid all 570 guest rooms in an equally colorful and stylish fashion. The resort features three freshwater and saltwater swimming pools, a stretch of private beach and a 24-hour casino.

Gallery: Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino