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What Melbourne Has to Offer (Besides Tennis) During the Australian Open

The whole of Australia is consumed with the Summer tennis circuit currently touring around the country, and the pinnacle of the tennis season down under is marked by the Australian Open played in Melbourne. As the only grand slam tennis tournament held in the Southern Hemisphere, the city is showcased not only as a sport capital, but the cultural capital of Australia.

Melbourne is located on the southeastern Aussie coast and it boasts a vibrant cafe society and an avant garde fashion scene. Originally established during the Australian gold rush, Melbourne's rich history and causes it to be called the "Paris of Down Under." If your plans bring you to the city for tennis, plan to soak up more experiences than just seeing top seeded Novak Djokovic or Caroline Wozniacki.

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Where to Eat in Edinburgh Now

The dining room at 21212

Haggis, deep-fried Mars bars, mushy peas…the Scottish haven't really been known for their contributions to the culinary world. On our recent visit to Edinburgh, though, we found all that was changing thanks to a slew of new all-star chefs opening restaurants that at once embrace and evolve Scottish cuisine. Maybe that’s why this year is Scotland’s Year of Food and Drink, and the International Culinary Tourism Association described it as one of the most “unique, memorable, and interesting places for food and drink on the planet.”

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OpenTable Lists the Top 50 Foodie Restaurants in the US

When you think of the best US cities for foodies, what comes to mind? Perhaps New York or San Francisco, right? Well, OpenTable.com, which we use for pretty much most of our restaurant reservations, has just released their Top 50 List of Restaurants Fit for Foodies, and surprisingly, the range of those featured reaches beyond just NY and SF. In fact, New York City only has five entries, whereas Chicago boasts of eight.

The complete list, which you can read in full here, includes some establishments we always recommend, like The Publican and Girl & the Goat in Chicago and Menton in Boston. Of course, the list includes some very recognizable names, like California's The French Laundry and New York's wd-50.

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Get Hungry! New York's Summer Restaurant Week Dates Announced

In direct contrast to our earlier story about New York City's attempt to gain the World Record for Largest Yoga Class, we're extolling the virtues of giving your all to the semiannual New York Restaurant Week. It's simply awesome, affordable, and well worth a weekend trip to the Big Apple.

Yesterday on Twitter, NYCGo leaked the dates for the summer Restaurant Week, to be held July 12-25, and they're bringing back the newly-introduced option of Sunday meals, where before last winter, no Restaurant Week menus could be had over the weekend.

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Join 25,000 Eager Foodies for June's Palm Springs Restaurant Week

Get ready to chow down in Palm Springs. More than 100 eateries will take part in Palm Springs Desert Resorts Restaurant Week from June 4 to 13.

Restaurants all over Coachella Valley, from Palm Springs to Indio, will offer special discounted prix fixe menus to diners. All you have to do is show up to the restaurant of your choice and bring an appetite. Though if you have your heart set on dining at certain spots, be sure to make a reservation, since last year 25,000 people ate out during the 10-day event.

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The Five Best Places to Dine During San Diego Restaurant Week

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Foodies will want to prepare their stomachs for a week of eating out with multiple-course meals on the cheap. San Diego Restaurant Week kicks off today and ends January 22.

The wintertime event allows you to test out the city's best restaurants for half-price or even better. About 200 participating restaurants offer three-course prix fixe meals for either $20, $30 or $40; we say do one of each! Here are our picks for the week's best grub..

After the jump, our Top 5 Picks for SD's Restaurant Week

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Chicken Maharaja-Mac Anyone? International Versions of American Fast Food

Vincent Vega said it best. They've got the same things overseas that we have here in America, but as a traveler you notice the little differences, like beer served in movie theaters, French fries served with mayonnaise, and funny names for fast food sandwiches like Royale with Cheese. LA Weekly must have been thinking along the same lines when they published their funny list of American fast food items that you can't get in America.

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Drive-Thru For A Fast Food Lunch And A 747 Landing

We love airplanes, you love airplanes, so let's go look at airplanes! In our Prime Plane Spotting series, we'll let you in on all the best spots to whip out your cameras and binoculars for a piece of the aviation action.

On the Pacific coast of Canada, in Vancouver, there is a jetty ideally situated for watching landing planes. On almost the other side of the North American continent in Toronto, it's a Wendy's fast food restaurant that makes for the perfect lookout.

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New York 1953 To Today: Can We Resurrect The $1.95 Steak Dinner?

Times Square and Central Park attract tourists to New York City in droves, but what were the most exciting sights back in the 1950s? Thanks to an old tourist brochure from 1953, we're exploring back in the day versus today, for NYC tourists.

If you visiting New York in 1953 and you weren't going out for lobster at some place like the Grand Central Oyster Bar, then you were probably licking your chops for a visit to East 52nd Street. And there, setting itself apart from $1.95 steak dinners advertised all around Times Square, was Al Schacht's Restaurant, owned by the baseball player-turned-comedian.

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New York 1953 To Today: Grand Central's Oyster Bar

Times Square and Central Park attract tourists to New York City in droves, but what were the most exciting sights back in the 1950s? Thanks to an old tourist brochure from 1953, we're exploring back in the day versus today, for NYC tourists.

Walk past a Starbucks on every block and shiny Apple stores around the city, and you might believe for a second that city has change completely in the past 50+ years, but a quick visit to Grand Central Station will reveal that some things are held too sacred to ever change.

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Where Are They Now? Ex-Top Chef Contestants Love the Heat, Stay in the Kitchen

The Spicy Duck Burger at Perilla, owned by ex-contestant Harold Dieterle

The latest season of Top Chef has introduced us to a new batch of culinary hopefuls, many bearing tatted chef's sleeves which say, "I'll sous vide you into next Sunday."

Quickfire challenges, Sin City antics, and watching Padma Lakshmi sample dishes with sensual glee keep us invested in the motley Vegas crew, but what about cast members from seasons past? Where did Casey go after dropping the ball on the final challenge? Is Hung still breaking down chickens with lightning quick precision? And what about sometimes-rapper Marcel? The last time we saw him was at a taping of Top Chef Masters at Beverly Hills' SLS Hotel, sampling food and falling in line just like the other "Hollywood insiders."

You might argue that the series has yet to produce a Hubert Keller or a Rick Bayless, but we think it has the best show-to-real-life-success ratio of any reality programming. A good counter-example might be America's Next Top Model, a show whose title is a major misnomer.

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Try The Lobster Margaritas at Gringo's in San Diego

Trying to find the best Mexican restaurant in San Diego is as hard as finding the perfect pizzeria in New York. But what sets Gringo's Cocina Y Cantina apart from the other Mexican eateries (aside from its awkward un-P.C. name) is its location, just a block away from the ocean. The Pacific Beach restaurant has a following among surfers and beach bums, who all retreat there after a long day of hitting the waves to warm up next to the big outdoor fire pit and get some good grub.

Gringo's is also a popular place to chillax or celebrate with friends, as it trades the schlocky overdone decor of most Mexican fast-food joints for a more upscale, warm setting. Plus, there are those big-as-your-head, 26-ounce "Gigante" margaritas that come in fun flavors like Frida Rita (Cazadores Reposado, triple sec and pomegranate juice) and Melonita (1800 Silver, melon liqueur and a splash of orange juice) that make any gathering a great time.

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