Michelin 2012: Benu, Baumé, and Saison Get Two Stars; Sons & Daughters, Atelier Crenn Both Notch One [Updated]
Also, Michael Mina returns to the guide at one star.
Also, Michael Mina returns to the guide at one star.
The list got leaked a day early, via Bloomberg.
Your insider baseball bit of the day: Pastry chef Matt Tinder, who got stolen away from Meadowood last fall to work at Saison, has again shuffled elsewhere. The Scoop reports he's already at work for Daniel Patterson at Coi, Plum,...
Their new chef's jackets are based on a vintage French one that a Levi's designer found at the flea market.
Skenes says they're close to a deal on a new spot.
SF Mag awards him their prize the same year he was among Food & Wine's Best New Chefs.
The next of Jeremy Fox's Smith dinners will be at Orson, ladies and gents, on August 12. Chef-owner Elizabeth Falkner tweeted the news yesterday, so for those who missed his recent, well received, week-long stint at Saison, here's your next...
Only one new restaurant has notched three stars so far this year. And what does two stars even mean?
Pepin was on hand at a dinner celebrating the launch of FCI's new California campus.
The working title: Smith.
The move is still probably six to eight months out.
Take a visual tour through the Saison menu, narrated by Japanese chef Mari Takahashi.
We're curious if this isn't the last collaboration we'll see between Fox and Alter.
While Joshua Skenes is away at Aspen Food & Wine, Chef Fox will be at the helm.
The Saison chef threw back some Irish Car Bombs with George Mendes.