"When the mood calls for a good meal bookended by a round of drinks, Ticonderoga is the total package. Hanging holiday lights make this Krog Street Market bar feel festive. Cocktails like the Ticonderoga Cup (rum, cognac, and sherry) demand an encore. And the small, seasonally changing menu will jump all over the globe—but it will always promise something that'll lead to you cleaning your plate. And while we recommend diving into the excellent steak tartare or a huge plate of spiced pork confit, what you’ll really want to witness (or order yourself, depending on your appetite) is the $200 chuck wagon. A bell ringing signals that someone ordered it, followed by a big kerfuffle of servers gathering to cheer and present the enormous 64-ounce chuck roast." - nina reeder, juli horsford, jacinta howard