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Restaurant Features

Browse our selection of restaurant features below, arranged geographically from the Americas to Europe and beyond. Read about and drool over photographs of tasting menus at fine restaurants such as Chef Mavro or get informed with an article that covers the controversy over foie gras.

Annual Restaurant Issue

• Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S.
• Top 10 New Restaurants
• Top 10 Steakhouses...and more!

Check out GAYOT's 2012 Restaurant Issue!

James Beard Foundation Awards 2012

The James Beard Foundation has announced the winners for its annual awards recognizing the nation's culinary talent. Read GAYOT.com's professional reviews of the restaurants being honored.

AMERICAS

California

• Top 10 Los Angeles Bakeries
• An Evening at Manresa (Los Gatos)
• Aubergine's Tasting Menu (Carmel)
• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (Los Angeles)
• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (San Francisco)
• The Dining Room at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco (San Francisco)
• Sophie Gayot Interviews Gary Danko (San Francisco)
• Urasawa (Los Angeles)
• Wolfgang Puck vs. Wolfgang Zwiener (Los Angeles)

Connecticut

• Grants Restaurant & Bar (Hartford)

Hawaii

• Chef Mavro (Oahu)
• Merriman's Kapalua (Maui)

Illinois

• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (Chicago)
• See What It's Like to Experience a Meal at Alinea (Chicago) NEW!

Louisiana

• ZydeQue Bayou Barbeque (New Orleans)

Missouri

• Kansas City Barbecue (Kansas City)

Ohio

• Anthony Bourdain Visits Cleveland (Cleveland)

Massachusetts

• Boston's Seafood (Boston)

Nevada

• The Birth of a Culture
• Restaurant Joël Robuchon
• Guy Savoy Hits Las Vegas
• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (Las Vegas)
• Top Restaurant Town in the World
• Wynn Las Vegas Star Chefs

New York

• Anthony Bourdain Visits New York
• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (New York)
• Daniel
• Dining in the Hudson Valley

• Time Warner Center
• Translating Tapas: From Madrid to New York

Pennsylvania

• Jean-Marie Lacroix (Philadelphia)

Canada

• Will Québec Replace the Maple Leaf with a Vine Leaf? (Montréal)

EUROPE

England

• Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester

France

• The Affordable Bistros of Paris
• Alain Ducasse au Plaza Athénée: The Classics, Revisited
• Alain Ducasse and Joël Robuchon bury the war hatchet in the ovens
• Alain Ducasse Takes La Tour
• Alain Senderens Declines Michelin Stars
• All the Rage About Loiseau
• Asian Eateries in Paris
• Finding the Best Tripe in Paris
• Cold Weather Calls for Choucroute
• Couscous is Big in the Capital
• Death of Modern Hero
• The Fall Dining Season
• Gaston Lenôtre dies at 88
• Gastronomy and Astronomy
• The GaultMillau Controversy
• Restaurant Lasserre: The Return of a Star
• Lyon's Cuisine is Alive and Well
• Michelin Winners: Three Stars and a Kingdom?
• A Pizza Renaissance
• Quality Asian Restaurants in France
• The Return of the Brasserie
• The Return of Soup
• The Rising Chefs of France
• Romanian and Bulgarian Food in Paris
• Summer Dining in Paris
• To Sauce or Not to Sauce

Italy

• Anthony Bourdain Visits Tuscany

Spain

• A Savory Walk in the Basque Country
• Eating Around Valencia
• elBulli
• Culinary Controversy: Santamaria vs. Adrià
• Ferran Adria: Culinary Genius or Gastronomic Dead End?
• Papa Hemingway, Paella and More Pure Culinary Joy

ASIA

Tokyo

• Compare Gayot's Ratings to Zagat & Michelin (Tokyo)

OTHER FEATURES

• Adam Tihany Interview
• AmericanFineDining.com
• Anthony Bourdain Visits Hong Kong
• Anthony Bourdain Visits Shanghai
• Attack on the Avant-Garde
• The 10 Best Steakhouses in the U.S.
• Should Foie Gras Be Banned?
• Moms Who Cook Professionally
• Fine Dining at Modest Prices
• Restaurants for Romance
• Dine on the Lighter Side
• Meet the New Culinary Vanguard
• Prime Primer: Beef Terms
• Potato Greats

• Chefs Collaborative
• Forks on the Road
• Julia Child
• Michelin Controversy
• Molecular Gastronomy
• Nouvelle Cuisine
• Slow Food, Fast Food
• Tapas from Madrid to New York
• 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards NEW!
• 2011 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2008 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2007 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2006 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2005 James Beard Foundation Awards
• 2004 James Beard Foundation Awards
• Gourmand Media Award Winners 2005

RESTAURANT AWARDS

We just published the 2012 edition of our annual restaurant issue, featuring the Top 40 Restaurants in the U.S. and much more. Check it out!

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