I just got back from California, finishing up my own travel and leisure just in time to find Travel & Leisure’s new article on the “50 Best New U.S. Restaurants.”
When I see a lead-in like this, I know Seattle’s going to do well in the rankings:
“You know the American restaurant paradigm is shifting when communal benches become more desirable than leather banquettes. When humble kimchi is suddenly chic, and the words local and seasonal are recited as routinely as fried or sautéed.”
Indeed, we’ve got seven of the top 50, and the editorial commentary that “You don’t need a crystal ball to divine that American restaurants of the future will probably resemble Seattle’s new crop: quirky spots defined by chefs’ personalities and the region’s agricultural bounty.” The winners are:
Posted by Rebekah Denn under Food/Restaurant News
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