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400 Degrees 319 Peabody Street (615/244-4467; 400degrees hotchicken.com). Bolton's Spicy Chicken & Fish 624 Main Street (615/254-8015). Hot Stuff Spicy Chicken & Fish 1309 Bell Road, Suite 218, Antioch (615/712-6100; hotstufftn.com). Pepperfire Hot Chicken 2821 Gallatin Pike (615/582-4824; pepperfirechicken.com). Prince's Hot Chicken Shack 123 Ewing Drive (615/226-9442). serves 2–4 For our version of this Nashville classic (pictured on page 28), chicken is tenderized in spiced buttermilk, twice-fried, and then slathered in a fiery paste. Adjust the heat by adding as much—or as little—cayenne as you like. 3 cups buttermilk 3/4 cup cayenne 9 tbsp. granulated garlic 9 tbsp. paprika 6 tbsp. onion powder 3 tbsp. sugar 1 2 1/2–3-lb. chicken, cut into 8 pieces, or 3 lb. chicken wings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Canola oil,…

Every summer, tens of thousands of “burners” descend on the Black Rock Desert, toting survival supplies for the weeklong performance-art fantasia called Burning Man. Here, across more than 3,500 acres of sand under the relentless August sun, they build massive interactive art installations—a fractal meditation pod made from timber and climbing nets; a fire-breathing dragon that melts down aluminum cans for sculptures; a 21-foot-tall tetrahedron of baseball bats and softballs—and they erect hundreds of themed encampments. At the festival's apex, a 90-foot-tall effigy, The Man, is set ablaze (shown). I've been attending for eight years. Out in the desert, there's no running water or electricity; we bring everything we need in and out: construction cranes, club-quality sound systems, and freezer trucks. Best of all, the whole place runs on a…

These traditional-style gins are dry enough to take a sweeter tonic. Beef-eater, launched in 1863, is steeped with juniper and other botanicals for a lengthy 24 hours. Death's Door is savory with fennel and coriander. Micro-batch Sipsmith is spicy with juniper and tart with lemon. Use a drier tonic, such as Fever Tree or Schweppes, for these fruit-flavored gins. Dutch-made Nolet's is juicy with raspberries and peaches, while loads of citrus peels flavor Bluecoat. The abundant coriander spice in Tanqueray No. Ten can also register as fruity. Herb and flower garnishes complement fragrant gins like Hendrick's, which is infused with cucumbers and damask rose. Douglas fir, bay laurel, and coastal sage bring the flavors of California's maritime forests to St. George Terroir Gin. Scotland's Old Raj is boosted with saffron.…

Dinner for two with drinks and tip Inexpensive Under $50 Moderate $50–$75 Expensive Over $75 Ristorante Belvedere 1919 (Frazione Pessinate 53, 15060 Cantalupo Ligure Alessandria, 39/01/4393-138; belvedere1919.it) Expensive. Opened in 1919 as a snack cantina for farmers, this restaurant is helmed by skilled chefs Fabrizio and Serena Rebollini. Enjoy agnolotti al plin stuffed with braised meat. Albergo L' Ostelliere Villa Sparina Resort (Frazione Monterotondo 56, 15066 Gavi Alessandria; 39/01/4360-7801; ostelliere.it). Set amid vineyards on an 18th-century farm, this four-star hotel is noteworthy for the white wine made on-site. The restaurant, La Gallina, offers upscale takes on Piemontese cuisine from chef Massimo Mentasti: tender plin and massive charred rib eye. Doubles start at $175. Il Boscareto Resort and Spa (Via Roddino 21, 12050 Serralunga d'Alba, Cuneo; 39/01/7361-3036; ilboscaretoresort.it). This modern hotel…

where to celebrate The Swedish island of Oland, off the mainland's southeastern coast, is a popular vacation spot. In the village of Vickleby, stay at the Bo Pension (46/0485-36001; bopensionat.se), which has a good traditional restaurant. The festivities, which feature a majstång (maypole), live music, and refreshments, start on the town green at 2 p.m. In Stockholm, Skansen (Djurgårdsslätten 49–51, skansen.se), a 123-year-old open-air folk museum, offers opportunities to learn traditional dances around the majstång, try birch leaf wreath weaving, and enjoy an enormous smorgasbord of half a dozen types of pickled herring, gravadlax, crispbreads, and more. Located in central Sweden, the beautiful Lake Siljan District (siljan.se) is famous for its Midsummer celebrations, which feature three days of feasting and folk-dancing performances. Many hotels, such as Klockargården (Siljansvägen 456, Tällberg;…

Prepare Papa's Favorite Wild West Burger (see page 18) with B&G India relish from mybrands.com ($2 for a 10-oz. jar; 888/281-6400) and Beau Monde seasoning from spicesforless.com ($5 for a 2-oz. package; 855/269-7742). Sample the scoops at our favorite ice cream shops: Try Loblolly Creamery in Little Rock, Arkansas (1423 South Main Street; 501/374-1111; loblollycreamery.com); Salt and Straw in Portland, Oregon (scoop shops at 2035 NE Alberta Street; 838 NW 23rd Avenue; and 3345 SE Division Street; saltandstraw.com); The Hop Ice Cream Café in Asheville, North Carolina (locations at 640 Merrimon Avenue and 721 Haywood Road, Asheville, North Carolina; thehopicecreamcafe.com); The Creole Creamery in New Orleans (4924 Prytania Street and 6260 Vicksburg Street; creolecreamery.com); and the bent spoon in Princeton, New Jersey (35 Palmer Square; thebentspoon.net). Visit definitelydubai.com to plan…