Restaurant Magazine announced their world famous best restaurant list yesterday. The winners include restaurants from every continent excluding Antarctica. We are working on getting links to all of their websites up so check back with this list to see the progress we have made.

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2006 winners list:

1. El Bulli, Spain - The Penfold’s World’s Best Restaurant, Best in Europe
2. The Fat Duck, United Kingdom
3. Pierre Gagnaire, France - Chef’s Choice
4. French Laundry, US - Best Restaurant in the Americas
5. Tetsuya, Australia - Best Restaurant in Australasia
6.  Bras, France
7. Restaurant Le Louis XV, Monaco
8. Per Se, US
9. Restaurante Arzak, Spain
10. Mugaritz, Spain - Highest New Entrant
11. Can Fabes, Spain
12. Nobu, UK
13. Gambero Rosso, Italy - Highest Climber
14. Gordon Ramsay (Royal Hospital Road), UK
15. Restaurant Alain Ducasse, France
16. Jean Georges, US
17. Le Cinq, France
18. Daniel, US
19. Oud Sluis, The Netherlands
20. Chez Panisse, US
21. El Celler de Can Roca, Spain
22. L’Astrance, France
23. Hof van Cleve, Belgium
24. La Maison Troisgros, France
25. L’Atelier de Joel Rebuchon, France

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Toronto.com has a new list of the top 10 restaurants of 2005. If you are in the area, check some out. Toronto has a rich and varied population and some great dining. If you are in Toronto or its outskirts, here are some great ideas for Valentines Day or any romantic evening.

1.  Amuse-Bouche (96 Tecumseth St., 416-913-5830)

2. Centro Restaurant and Lounge (2472 Yonge St., 416–483–2211)

3.  Izakaya (69 Front St. E., 416-703-8658)

4.  JOV Bistro (1701 Bayview Ave., 416-322-0530)

5.  Linda (335 Yonge St., 416-971-7041

6. Meritage Restaurant & Wine Bar (CLOSED)

7. MoDo (122 Avenue Rd., 416-962-6636

8. Peppino’s on the Beach (2343 Queen St. E., 416-699-3552

9.  Savoy Bistro & Lounge (253 Victoria St., 416-364-1013

10.  TabĂĽlè (2009 Yonge St., 416-483-3747

via Toronto.com

A list of Atlanta most romantic places. Some great ideas for Valentines Day or a getaway from the hustle and bustle.

1. The Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View
2. The Ritz Carlton, Atlanta and Buckhead
3. Apres Diem
4. Churchill Grounds
5. Atlanta Botanical Garden
6. Piedmont Park
7. Lake Lanier
8. Callaway Gardens
9. Nikolai’s Roof
10. Canoe

via About.com

After Katrina, the state of Mississippi recognized the danger of forcing their casinos to remain of floating platforms, so they amended the gaming laws to allow land based casinos. Now, all of the major casino operators are racing to get their properties open, and jobs going in this stricken area.

The Isle of Capri became the first business south of U.S. 90 in Biloxi to reopen its doors Monday to the beating of steel drums and the delight of hundreds of gamblers.

“Let the good times roll,” Isle of Capri general manager Bill Kilduff said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

It is the second Gulf Coast casino to reopen since Hurricane Katrina pounded the state, following the IP, which opened Thursday.

Officials changed the Isle of Capri’s entertainment and convention space into game rooms with 728 new slot machines, 29 table games and a poker room with nine tables.

More than 500 hotel rooms and three restaurants also are open. USATODAY.comi.

The New York Times Travel Section features 4 world class restaurants that feature some of the best southwestern cuisine you can imagine. The is not your El-Ranchero rice, beans, mystery meat in a wrap Tex Mex. This is the real stuff, and it sounds tantalizing.

Southwestern food is one of the pleasures of New Mexico, seeming to rise from the very land itself, at one with the adobe walls and piñón bushes. Santa Fe is full of restaurants, from haute cuisine to hole-in-the-wall, which have made it their mission to maintain or develop this heart-warming (and sometimes tongue-burning) food.

Mark Miller’s famous Coyote Cafe, Casa Sena in its elegant old adobe palace and the chic SantacafĂ© two blocks from the plaza are world-class restaurants, and La Choza, Maria’s and Tia Sophia’s are local institutions. Whether you’re on a spree or a budget, Santa Fe will fix any craving for chili. The following four places all offer something distinct. - New York Times.

Web sites for the some of the restaurants:

• Coyote Cafe
• La Casa Sena
• Santacafe

If you are planning on going to Walt Disney World this winter, try these restaurants. Southern Living sent a team down and came back with these results.

• Jiko: Disney’s Animal Kingdom
  This restaurant is a warm and visually stunning spot tucked into the lowest level of Disney’s Animal Kingdom Resort. Jiko specializes in African cooking, spices, and wines. It’s creative, surprising, and true to many of the traditional flavors of Africa.
• Liberty Tree Tavern: Magic Kingdom
  Cinderella’s (in the castle) may be the prime place to see a Disney character, but Liberty Tree Tavern at lunch is the best spot in the Magic Kingdom for a bit of calm. In the heart of Liberty Square, you’ll find a building straight out of Williamsburg. But don’t be taken aback by ye ole atmosphere. Liberty Tree Tavern boasts a fresh, healthful menu and highly efficient waitstaff
• The Hollywood Brown Derby: Disney-MGM Studios
  Though the West Coast original no longer graces Hollywood and Vine, its legacy lives on in meticulously reproduced detail at Disney-MGM Studios. The decor itself is a treat–burnished wood, beamed ceilings, Gothic-style sconces, and heavy curtains recall the golden age of Hollywood.

If you are on the property, dial 55 to get the restaurant reservation line. If you are planning to go to Walt Disney World, you can make  a reservation up to 90 days ahead of time by calling 407–939– 3463.

If you are looking for some of the better places to eat in Washington D.C. that will not break the bank, Southern Living has the answer for you. Here are a couple of the selections they offered.

• The Breadline – right outside the White House, this restaurant offers great sandwiches offered upon bread that is out of this world. 1751 Pennsylvania Avenue
• Ben’s Chili Bowl – Gourmet Chili and Hot Dogs. Who would have thunk it? 1213 U Street NW
• Left Bank – They offer a sandwich that starts at a dollar, and it goes up from there. Amazing quality at an amazing price. 2424 18th Street NW

Read the rest of the article for more inexpensive and delicious dining choices in Washington DC.