Traverse City, Michigan

Food lovers are aware of the city as a dining destination all its own. (That Mario Batali owns a vacation home nearby is surely some validation.) The town hosts the annual National Cherry Festival, but there are artisanal foods to try at Bay Bread, Morsels, and the Grand Traverse Pie Company, as well as dinners to be had at Trattoria Stella and The Cooks' House.

April 13, 2012