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Dining guides, chef spotlights, and restaurant coverage from a team of editors and writers who don’t miss a meal.

A Love Letter to Fried Chicken
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A Love Letter to Fried Chicken

Why do people the world over love fried chicken? BA Foodist Andrew Knowlton delves into his fondest memories in search of the heart and soul of the bird
Q&A: Ann Mah, Author of Mastering the Art of French Eating
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Q&A: Ann Mah, Author of Mastering the Art of French Eating

In 2008 the writer Ann Mah got to realize one of her dreams: to live in Paris. She shares her experience dining there in her new book, Mastering the Art of French Eating.
An Exclusive Look at the New Kitchen at Noma, Copenhagen
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An Exclusive Look at the New Kitchen at Noma, Copenhagen

An exclusive look at René Redzepi's newly renovated, minimalist kitchen at Noma, one of the world's best restaurants
#1: Momofuku, NYC
Top 50 New Restaurants - Chada Thai & Wine, Las Vegas
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Chada Thai & Wine, Las Vegas

You now have an excuse to leave the Strip. A former general manager and sommelier from famed Vegas Thai joint Lotus of Siam is behind the deep wine list and large Southern and Bangkok-style Thai menu
Top 50 New Restaurants - Borough, Minneapolis MN
Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Sajor, Seattle
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Sajor, Seattle

At Bar Sajor you feel like you’re eating in someone’s home—if that someone lived in a former bank with soaring ceilings and a wood-burning fireplace
Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Marco, Pittsburgh PA
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Marco, Pittsburgh PA

Steel City’s cool kids hang out here for smart cocktails, addictive snacks (like fried smelts with chervil aioli), and a category-killing brunch
Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Amá, Los Angeles
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Bar Amá, Los Angeles

Chef-owner Josef Centeno shifts his focus to the Tex-Mex cooking of his native San Antonio at this high-ceilinged, big-flavored restaurant around the corner from his scene-stealing Bäco Mercat
Top 50 New Restaurants - Ava Gene's, Portland OR
Top 50 New Restaurants - Old Major, Denver CO
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Old Major, Denver CO

Pig-centric and nose-to-tail. Reclaimed wood and farmer-focused. Sure, it’s a tried-and-true formula from Portland to Portland, but the crew at Old Major excel because they execute it perfectly
Top 50 New Restaurants - Xiao Bao Biscuit, Charleston SC
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Xiao Bao Biscuit, Charleston SC

A husband-and-wife duo sling affordable, bang-up drinking food from across Asia in a former gas station; what’s not to like? Chinese dumplings, Thai-style chili shrimp, Korean mung bean cakes
Top 50 New Restaurants - Rye KC, Leawood KS
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Rye KC, Leawood KS

Husband-and-wife Colby and Megan Garrelts cut loose at this relaxed down-home, Midwest-inspired joint
Top 50 New Restaurants - Saison, San Francisco
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Saison, San Francisco

Joshua Skenes, the owner of this 32-seat stunner, is at the top of his game. The chef has given the utmost attention to every detail, from the copper pots in the open kitchen to the custom wood-burning oven
Jeffrey's & Josephine House - #8 Best New Restaurants in America 2013
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Jeffrey's & Josephine House - #8 Best New Restaurants in America 2013

Details make the difference at the country's most stylish pair of restaurants
Ava Gene's - #5 Best New Restaurant in America 2013
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Ava Gene's - #5 Best New Restaurant in America 2013

At the trattoria-inspired Ava Gene's, the second restaurant from Stumptown Coffee Roasters founder and budding restaurateur Duane Sorenson, green-thumb cuisine becomes masterful
Top 50 New Restaurants - Spoon Bar & Kitchen, Dallas TX
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Top 50 New Restaurants - Spoon Bar & Kitchen, Dallas TX

A magazine once labeled Spoon’s John Tesar “the most hated chef in Dallas.” We’re willing to look past that when the food’s this good