Overall, the list feels a little more West Coast savvy than year's past.
"I stopped at Chick-fil-A. Yeah, controversial, I know. When I'm traveling, I crave things I don't normally eat."
The Michelin-starred Santa Monica chef quietly brought Maui a grass-fed burger last winter, with plans to hatch it in L.A.
Activists are slowly dragging Melisse's rating down on the site.
Following protests at Melisse last night, Wilshire will be next to host a multi-chef benefit dinner for C.H.E.F.S.
On May 14, chefs like Michael Voltaggio, Ludo Lefebvre, and Doug Kean will each join with restaurants like Melisse and Animal to whip up competing foie gras dishes.
Priced at $185, the menu isn't exactly egalitarian, but it is taking a stand against July's ban.
The chef is actively looking in the city for the second location of his island burger business.
Melisse meets Maui at the chef's new Sure Thing Burger.
The Tasting Kitchen chef reveals what he's looking to bring into his Venice restaurant.
"What's awesome is that two out of six are chefs, but we're taking these ordinary ingredients and plating them. And then we all sat around and watched Top Chef, and they all laughed at me."
The Michelin-starred chef will prepare five courses on an evening that coincides with Joe Miller's birthday.
Seven rising star cooks unite at Il Grano to fight breast cancer with sous vide pork ribs.
Chef Josiah Citrin is releasing his first book of recipes.
After 20 years, Heston Blumenthal is now dating Suzanne Pirret, an American woman branded as "saucy" in The Telegraph.
An upscale sandwich shop with a former Melisse staffer in the kitchen, there may also be foie gras and peach pizza.
The guide doesn't screw up the food truck trend this year, and mostly keeps it correct.