John Mariani

LISBON, PORTUGAL Portugal leads the world in wine consumption with an average of 54 liters consumed per person per year. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Unless you have an extensive cache of rare, old wines, custom-made wine cellars may be for show only.

After years of buoyant export sales, liquor has enter a period of rough seas.

Be flexible, be sure what you want and go late or early to get into New York's best restaurants.

Unpretentious and reasonably prices, The Cottage in Westport shows off Chef-owner Brian Lewis' his balance of international flavors.

It's not about the money, it's about not knowing the etiquette of fine dining.

Imagine eating at one of the best and oldest trattorias in Rome and paying just €12 for spaghetti all'amatriciana, €15 for saltimbocca alla romana and €10 for a pizza margherita.

Two bikini-clad holidaymakers posing outside the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, in the south of France, 1958. (Photo by Slim Aarons/Getty Images)