This week in Manhattan, we fall for locavore cooking done right, a fabulous burger, Indian-Latin fusion, and little paninis.

This week, we visit a Los Angeles “sausage kitchen,” Paris’s brilliant new bistro, and a reincarnation of a groundbreaking New York restaurant.

(PARIS) - Jadis (“in times past”) may seem like an odd name for a brilliant new bistro, but after a meal there, you’ll get it.

(NEW YORK CITY) - The new La Fonda del Sol may not be quite as sunny as its predecessor, but you’ll still leave with a bit of a glow.

(LOS ANGELES) - Wurstküche (“sausage kitchen” in German) is the perfect bridge between an old no-frills neighborhood and a future one that doesn’t quite exist yet.

This week’s roundup includes a New Orleans “swine bar,” a Beverly Hills temple to tiki, a new Chicago crowd-pleaser, and Ruth Reichl’s latest obsession....

(NEW YORK CITY) - Obsessed. Lately I am obsessed with a strange dish called bakudan on the menu at Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Matsugen.

(CHICAGO) - Although inconsistency was the main thing I took away from my first few meals at The Bristol, this joint is way too enjoyable to ignore, missteps be damned.

(LOS ANGELES) - Rock promoter Andy Hewitt is intent on bringing the tiki lounge back to L.A. in the guise of Luau, a vamped-up tribute to the defunct original.

(NEW ORLEANS) - With the recent opening of Cochon Butcher, Donald Link and Stephen Stryjewski show that their love of charcuterie doesn’t stop with southern Louisiana’s Cajun traditions.