Everyone Hates Fine Dining’s Most Silly, Overwrought Tradition. So Why Are We Still Paying for It?

The tasting menu, the staple format of fine dining, is almost begging you to roll your eyes at it. I’m guessing you’re ...
Los Angeles Times

Your next great L.A. meal will probably be a tasting menu

One of the best tasting menus in Los Angeles is served on a folding table, in a dark alley next to a dumpster. It’s where Justin Pichetrungsi hosts his omakase dinners, behind Anajak Thai, his ...
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The most famous restaurant in S.F.'s Chinatown is throwing out its menu

When I spoke with chef Brandon Jew last year for my article about the proliferation of tasting menus in the Bay Area, he had a simple explanation for why he replaced Mister Jiu's à la carte format ...
Los Angeles Times

Why fine dining is the next step for the chefs behind nonprofit Locol

In late September a light-purple square of an Instagram post caught the attention of fans of fine dining all over the world: Chefs Daniel Patterson and Keith Corbin said they would open a new ...