Category Archives: California

Musings – Where Are The Destination Restaurants of North America?

Three stars reward exceptional cuisine where diners eat extremely well, often superbly. Distinctive dishes are precisely executed, using superlative ingredients. Worth a special journey. – the Michelin Guide
Restaurants don’t need to be difficult to get to to be “worth a [...]

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The Docsconz 2013 Wish List

I have had the great fortune of eating at many wonderful restaurants, but there are many, many more that I haven’t eaten at, that I would very much like to. There are restaurants in the far corners of the world [...]

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Wish List 2012

My wish list of restaurants that I have not yet visited has evolved a bit with time. Some have made it off the list, because I have finally eaten at them, while others have slid off due to changing interests. [...]

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Appreciating Providence

 There aren’t too many truly fine dining restaurants left in Los Angeles or anywhere else in the country for that matter.  For a variety of reasons, the restaurant industry across the United States has largely moved away from a fine [...]

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In the Wolves’ Den

When in the WolvesDen, one might think that one might need to be wary and on guard. When dining in The WolvesDen, one might think that one would need a heightened awareness and be ready for anything. In Craig Thornton’s [...]

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Ubuntu? U Bet!

 

Vegetarian restaurant, yoga, Northern California – the combination of those things could easily lead the uninitiated to view a restaurant as some sort of stereotypical California joke. That would be a mistake – a big mistake. I am not a [...]

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Urasawa Sans Bluefin

 
When I called to make my reservation at Urasawa, the tiny and ultra-exclusive Rodeo Drive Japanese kaiseki restaurant of Hiroyuki Urasawa during my recent visit to Los Angeles, I was asked if I had any allergies or if there [...]

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Daniel Patterson Discourses on the Craft vs. Art Debate

Few chefs are more eloquent and cerebral than Daniel Patterson of San Francisco's Coi and Il Cane Rosso and Oakland's Plum. Few chefs also make more beautiful, thoughtful and delicious food. He is also not afraid to say it as [...]

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Daniel Patterson’s Coi – Culinary Poetry

Daniel Patterson of San Francisco's Coi is the chef in North America, who most reminds me of Rene Redzepi of Copenhagen's noma. It is not that Patterson is recreating Redzepi's food or vice versa. Although he sources the bulk [...]

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Finger Limes

I first noticed these wonderful little Australian citrus fruits in L.A. in early December. They appeared in dishes at a Wolvesmouth dinner, in cocktails at The Library Bar at The Roosevelt Hollywood Hotel and again at Providence, all to [...]

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