Restaurants
Recommended Restaurants
- Arun's [Chicago, IL] - Exceptional 7-12 course tasting menus of traditional Thai food, served family-style
- A Salt & Battery [NYC] - Fish and chips that prove "In cod we trust"
- Blue Hill [NYC] - Dan Barber's temple of farm-to-table, seasonal simplicity in the city
- Bouchon [Yountville, CA] - Thomas Keller's French bistro, unbelievable boudin noir and pommes frites
- Charlie Trotter's [Chicago, IL] - 25 years of world-class culinary excellence, sadly closing August 31, 2012
- Charlie Vergos' Rendezvous [Memphis, TN] - The best charcoal smoked, dry rub ribs in the country
- Chef Mavro [Honolulu, HI] - Multi-course seasonal dinners featuring the best ingredients Hawaii has to offer
- Crif Dogs [NYC] - For all my late night, deep-fried hot dog cravings - Chihuahua & Spicy Redneck please!
- Dressler [NYC] - Seasonal, modern American cuisine in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- The Elephant Walk [Boston, MA] - Cambodian-French cuisine
- Gramercy Tavern [NYC] - From wood-fired bar food to seasonal fine dining, some of the best NYC has to offer
- The Herbfarm [Woodinville, WA] - Epic nine-course seasonal dinners in the heart of Washington wine country
- Jaleo [Washington, DC] - Traditional Spanish-style tapas from Jose Andres
- Joe's Shanghai [NYC] - The best soup dumplings in the city. Period.
- Kin Shop [NYC] - Modern Thai food and Thai-inspired cocktails worth talking about
- Lotus of Siam [Las Vegas, NV] - Northern-style Thai food consistently voted best Thai restaurant in North America, so don't let the strip mall location fool you...
- Lucques [Los Angeles, CA] - Suzanne Goin's seasonal and sustainable modern American Californian cuisine
- Lupa Osteria Romana [NYC] - Mario Batali's traditional Roman trattoria - Quite possibly my favorite restaurant in NYC, certainly my most recommended establishment
- Minibar by Jose Andres [Washington, DC] - A restaurant within a restaurant, only 6 bar-style seats with a 30-course avant-garde style tasting menu. Reservations are a bit hard to come by...
- Otto Enoteca Pizzeria [NYC] - Pizza, pasta and wine at cheap(er) NYC prices - Great for large groups
- Park Avenue (Spring/Summer/Autumn/Winter) [NYC] - Highly seasonal modern American, they change everything four times a year, including the decor
- Patina [Los Angeles, CA] - Joachim Splichal's fine dining flagship of French cuisine in downtown Los Angeles
- The Slanted Door [San Francisco, CA] - Locally sourced modern Vietnamese cuisine
- The Spotted Pig [NYC] - April Bloomfield's seasonal British gastropub. Get the crispy pig's ear salad. Trust me.
- Traif [NYC] - Celebrating pork swiney goodness and everything else non-kosher in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Vij's [Vancouver, BC] - Seasonal Indian fusion cuisine
- Wink Restaurant and Wine Bar [Austin, TX] - Locally sourced seasonal modern American
- Zaytinya [Washington, DC] - Turkish, Greek and Lebanese cuisine done in the small-plate style