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Hot 10 2015

Roasting a bird is just half the battle. Learn how to carve a chicken with Dai Due's Jesse Griffiths.

Rochelle Bilow

Aaron London is the chef at AL's Place, our no. 1 best new restaurant in the country. He talks about what that means, and how he got there.

Bon Appétit

At our Feast or Fashion event for the Rosie Assoulin Spring 2016 show at New York Fashion Week, we caught up with chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo (of Jon & Vinny's and Petit Trois) to get the inside scoop on cooking for celebs, the fire that shut down their restaurant, and their new wine delivery service.

Josie Adams

Petit Trois chef Ludo Lefebvre wants to teach you how to make the best one you've ever had (without the pricey plane ticket).

Elyssa Goldberg

Amiel Stanek

We just named the best new restaurants in America. Listen up!

Bon Appétit

The look of a dish matters more than ever in the age of Instagram. We’ll teach you how to smash and swoosh with the best of them.

Aaron Arizpe

East (Japan) meets West (California) at this izakaya, where it's all about the details, from the rice (made every 45 minutes) to the hand-hewn cedar bar. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

To fully appreciate our restaurant of the year, step inside the obsessive, fanatical, and wildly creative world of Chef Aaron London. Trust us, it's worth the trip. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

At this Korean mom-and-pop shop gone delectably rogue, the only traditional thing about the bibimbap is the bowl its served in. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

A daytime-only shrine to putting an egg on it proves that brunch can—no, should—be the most interesting, inspiring, and ridiculously delicious meal of the day. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

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These are the 10 best new restaurants in America for 2015, also known as the #BAhot10.
It's a juice bar-bakery-deli-pizzeria-coffee shop-smokehouse—you get the idea. Is there anything this ambitious, do-everything spot doesn't do well? #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

Chef Jesse Griffiths is also a butcher but unlike most of his pork-obsessed brethren, his favorite meat to work with is also America's favorite to eat: chicken. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

What happens when you apply four-star precision to the most classic and comforting cuisine on the planet? Behold, Ludo Lefebvre's ode to the bistro. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

At this intimate tasting counter, every inspired dish comes with a backstory—and every vegetable gets a chance to be front and center. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

Here's the pitch: Young couple move back to husband's tiny hometown to open a restaurant. Turns out they're not just running a business—they're building a community. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

The star of the menu at this dream seafood spot isn't the daily catch, it's the seasonal mole—a mysterious sauce with more ingredients than we can remember. #BAhot10

Andrew Knowlton

Our search for the nation’s best new restaurants also revealed the coolest, tastiest trends of 2015.

Andrew Knowlton, Julia Kramer, and Belle Cushing

Oui, you should be making classic French onion soup at home, with all the gooey cheese your heart desires. Let Petit Trois chef Ludo Lefebvre show you how.

Elyssa Goldberg

The 50th state’s favorite mystery meat is getting a chef makeover.

Andrew Knowlton

These are our favorite new cocktail bars in the country.

Andrew Knowlton

This chef is convinced that chicken breast is the best part of the bird—it's all in how he cooks it. Steal his secrets here.

Rochelle Bilow