Meals begin with an onslaught of clever bites, mostly vegetables plucked from the property's greenhouses and farm.
Blue Hill at Stone Barns, New York
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The Inn at Little Washington
Each menu has a unique focus, as in the “Gastronaut" and “The Good Earth,” offering superb vegetarian items.
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Osteria Mozza, Los Angeles
this decade-old darling continues to please with creative cocktails and Italian cuisine. The décor veers from typical osteria-style, thanks to handsome dark-wood paneling and a white marble counter.
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Chef Keller and his team pair classic French techniques with highly local, seasonal ingredients.
The French Laundry, North California
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SingleThread, Healdsburg
The menu at this Healdsburg jewel is acutely tuned to each micro-season in Sonoma County, thanks to the bounty provided by farmer and co-owner, Katina Connaughton.
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Harbor House, Elk
This crowning dining room is perched on a bluff, surrounded by craggy cliffs, the crashing Pacific, and a spectacular sunset.
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Chez Panisse, Berkeley
A legendary address among the foodie set, Alice Waters’ Arts and Crafts bungalow continues to flourish as the Bay Area’s temple of Californian cuisine.
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Atelier Crenn, San Francisco
At the hands of accomplished Chef Dominique Crenn, guests have rightly come to expect a thrilling meal inside her singular atelier.
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Quince, San Francisco
An air of refinement infuses this dining room, thanks to a Murano chandelier, stylish diners and everything in between.
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Honey Badger, Brooklyn
HB represents intimacy with nature, the environment, and ourselves. The open kitchen is the stage where the chef prepares every dish live.