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Best international cities to dine in now
Whether it's Belgrade or Buffalo, every resident thinks his or her city has great restaurants. Most cities have their strengths—the kebab shops on every street in Istanbul, the taquerias in Guadalajara, the dim sum parlors in Shanghai, the sushi bars in Kyoto. Of course. There's fabulous seafood in Venice, wondrous tapas in San Sebastián and scores of terrific steakhouses in Buenos Aires. But to be named a great restaurant city, there must be more than the usual levels of gastronomy; we expect the down-home and rustic as well as highfalutin' and haute cuisine. No longer can any six cities in France claim to lead the world—or even Europe—as citadels of great food; nor can a city like Las Vegas claim its slew of big-ticket restaurants compare with the breadth and depth of those culinary capitals that built their food culture over centuries.
Now in theaters
A widower (Steve Carrell) discovers the woman (Juliette Binoche) he's falling in love with is dating his brother. Collierville Towne 16. Enchanted (PG, 107 min.) Amy Adams ("Junebug") is Giselle, a naive Disney princess ejected from her fairy-tale cartoon world into the flesh-and-blood chaos of Manhattan in this charming, clever and upbeat family film, directed by Kevin Lima and scripted by Bill Kelly. Never insulting as it moves toward its inevitable happily-ever-after ending, the movie maintains a delicate balance between wish-fulfillment fantasy and a recognition that the real world inhabited by its audience is filled with disappointment as well as with joy. With Patrick Dempsey as the divorce lawyer who becomes Giselle's New York Prince Charming; Susan Sarandon as a wicked witch; and Rachel Covey as a 6-year-old stand-in for the young girls in the audience: She sees Giselle as a dream big sister come to life.
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