You do not need skyscrapers to eat memorably. In these tiny American towns, chefs cook like the farmers are their neighbors and the fishermen text them before docking.
The restaurants are fewer, the standards are higher, and the pride shows up on every plate. If you love food with a sense of place, consider this your weekend map.
1. 1) Yountville, California: small footprint, huge flavor radius
Yountville is so compact you can cross it before your espresso cools, yet the culinary gravity is unmistakable. You feel it in the linen, the hush of dining rooms, the quiet confidence of a tomato that tastes like summer itself…