American Seasons

It's a bold statement for a city mag to give the stellar-cellar nod to a restaurant located a couple of hours (and several modes of transportation) from downtown. But for those willing to roll with the car-ferry-taxi shuffle, the reward is Orla Murphy-LaScola's gem of a wine list at American Seasons, packed with off-the-beaten-vine vintages from the States. Even jaded sommeliers — stuck tending to creaky libraries of "important" quaffs from Burgundy and Bordeaux — scratch their heads in amazement at theeccentric yet impeccable collection of small-production wines. RUNNER-UP Eastern Standard