BOOKS
Tales of a Female Nomad by Rita Golden Gelman
A Cook's Tour by Anthony Bourdain
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
From Julia Child's Kitchen by Julia Child
The Camera by Ansel Adams
WEBSITES
UTNE Reader (reprints of alternative media)
Kiva (micro lending)
Flickr (photo sharing)
Heidi Swanson (photography and food)
Marshall Clarke (photography)
RESTAURANTS
avec (Chicago)
Frontera Grill (Chicago)
Artisanal (New York)
Big Wong Noodles (New York)
World's Fair Doughnuts (St. Louis)
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard (St. Louis)
Creperie de Josselin (Paris)
Berthillon (Paris)
Khmer Kitchen (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
FCC Angkor (Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Tryst Coffeehouse (Washington, DC)
The TeaZone (Portland, OR)
Domaine Hudson (Wilmington, DE)
Intelligentsia Coffee (Chicago, Los Angeles, and online)