The cuisine of California reflects the diverse culture of California and is influenced largely by European American, Hispanic American, East Asian and Oceanian influences, and Western European influences, as well as the food trends and traditions of larger American cuisine.
Ruth Reichl, is an American chef, food writer and editor. In addition to two decades as a food critic, mainly spent at the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times, Reichl has also written cookbooks, memoirs and a novel, and has been co-producer of PBS's Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie, culinary editor for the Modern Library, host of PBS's Gourmet's Adventures With Ruth, and editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine. She has won six James Beard Foundation Awards.
Sardi's is a continental restaurant located at 234 West 44th Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, in the Theater District of Manhattan, New York City. Sardi's opened at its current location on March 5, 1927. It is known for the caricatures of Broadway celebrities on its walls, of which there are over a thousand.
Capezio is the trade name of Capezio Ballet Makers Inc., an American manufacturer of dance shoes, apparel and accessories.
Aquavit is a Scandinavian restaurant located at 65 East 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. In November 2016, an outpost was launched in London by Philip Hamilton.
Pete Wells is a former restaurant critic of The New York Times. He held the position from November 2011, when he succeeded Sam Sifton, until August 2024.
Michael Solomonov is an Israeli chef known for his restaurants in Center City, Philadelphia. His first restaurant Zahav, founded in 2008, has received national recognition including the James Beard Foundation "Outstanding Restaurant" in 2019. Solomonov was also awarded Best Chef: Mid-Atlantic in 2011, Cookbook of the Year in 2016, and Outstanding Chef in 2017 from the James Beard Foundation. In 2021, The New York Times named his restaurant Laser Wolf as one of "the 50 places in America we're most excited about right now."
Aska is a two Michelin-starred, Scandinavian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, founded by Swedish chef Fredrik Berselius. The name Aska means "ashes" in Swedish.
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Nom Wah Tea Parlor, opened in 1920, is the oldest continuously running restaurant in the Chinatown of Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant serves Hong Kong style dim-sum and is currently located at 13 Doyers Street in Manhattan.
Kann is a Haitian restaurant by Gregory Gourdet in Portland, Oregon.
Viking Soul Food is a Scandinavian restaurant in Portland, Oregon.
ABC Kitchen is a restaurant in New York City founded in 2010 by Jean-Georges Vongerichten. The restaurant received the James Beard Foundation Award for Best New Restaurant.
Paju is a Korean restaurant in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Blanca is a fine dining restaurant that serves tasting menus in Brooklyn, New York.
Crown Shy is a restaurant in New York City, New York. It is located on the ground floor of 70 Pine Street. The restaurant serves American cuisine and has received a Michelin star.
Torien is a Japanese restaurant in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant has received a Michelin star.
Lo Scalco was a restaurant in New York City. The restaurant had received a Michelin star, before closing. Frank Bruni of The New York Times described the restaurant as "excessively self-conscious".
Fat Choy is a Chinese restaurant in Englewood, New Jersey. The restaurant opened in Manhattan's East Village in 2020, closed in 2022, and was reestablished in Englewood in August 2023. It was included in The New York Times's 2023 list of "The 50 places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now".
Saul was a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York City that closed in 2016 and was replaced with The Norm under the same management chef, Saul Bolton. The restaurant had received a Michelin star.
