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At Brandon Hayato's Michelin two-star restaurant, the luxury of humble ingredients. Also: Who put the anchovy in Caesar salad? Armenian tacos. The most Asian Costcos. And vegan foie gras. All in this week's Tasting Notes.

Awards to Recognize Culinary Excellence and Commitment to Equity The James Beard Foundation proudly unveiled the semifinalists for the 2024 Restaurant and Chef Awards, presented by Capital One. These prestigious awards, established in 1990 and first granted in 1991, acknowledge outstanding talent

Some of L.A.'s top chefs are in the running for categories of best chef: California, outstanding bar, best new restaurant and outstanding pastry chef or baker.

Food experts share their favorite newcomers of the past year

Guest Chefs, Great Food, and Flaming Cocktails In Santa Monica By Dolores Quintana Birdie G’s, the restaurant helmed by Chef Jeremy Fox, who is also an award-winning Chef/Owner at Rustic Canyon, and Executive Chef Matthew Schaler, really lights up every December when the restaurant holds a sp

Guest Chefs, Great Food, and Flaming Cocktails In Santa Monica  By Dolores Quintana Birdie G’s, the restaurant helmed by Chef...

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Burdell in Oakland and Kiln and Dalida in San Francisco are among Esquire's picks for 2023's top new eateries.

Esquire's list of "The Best New Restaurants in America, 2023" just came out and – surprise, surprise – California comes out exceptionally strong, with many featured spots hailing from the Bay Area and SoCal. The magazine's critics gave their top award of "Restaurant of the Year" to Ilis in Brooklyn,  where they were impressed by a "fish as it would have been done centuries ago, wrapped in bark and cooked over flames." Hmmm... OK. But out of the 50 pla...