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I am always impressed by a well-written menu, one that is informative and appetizing without slipping into pretentious nonsense. Here, for example, is a London restaurant’s attempt to justify the exorbitant price of its whitebait: “The tiny fresh fish are tossed by our chef for a few fleeting seconds into a bath of boiling oil, and then removed bef
... See morePeter Mayle • Encore Provence: New Adventures in the South of France (Vintage Departures)
you know what every great chef strives for, more than the creation of a groundbreaking dish or Michelin stars? The kind of consistency you experience at every Hillstone.
Andrew Knowlton • Welcome to Hillstone, America's Favorite Restaurant
Unreasonable Hospitality - Will Guidara
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Christopher Kai • Big Game Hunting

The Way We Live Now: 11-11-01; Lost and Found (Published 2001)
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Shout out to Bemelmans, an inarguable treasure. And shout out to the immensely & similarly charming Tosca , in San Francisco, where Erin & I had dinner the other night and which never disappoints.
BUT these places are not U.G.H.Z. because they are highly grammable and therefore susceptible to invasion by annoying hordes, screaming out to be
... See moreJonah & Erin • Too Many Places Are STERILE and TORCHED — Let’s Make Them COOL and FUNKY
Japanese Kissa by Kissa, Norm Maclean, Toni Morrison, Akiya in Japan, Howtown, Bobby Fingers, and more — Roden newsletter issue 094
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