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Josh Whigham, Jose Andres The Bazaar, Los Angeles, Chef Recommendations, Where to eat in Los Angeles, Best Restaurants in Los Angeles, New York, Manhattan, Queens, Washington, DC, Seattle, Washington, , Tobago, West Indes, WI, W.I. Animal, El CArmen, Huckleberry, Providence, R & R Catering Taco Truck., Santouka Ramen, Degustation Wine and Tasting Bar, Del Posto, Mara, WD-50, Mayahuel, Kabob, Cafe, Sharon and Phebs
JOSHUA WHIGHAM OF
THE BAZAAR BY JOSE ANDRES
EL CARMEN
My favorite late night place in LA is El Carmen. They have over one hundred tequilas. It is great to sit there and explore the nuances of the different tequila makers. I have this attraction to Anejo’s. It is a good balance of smoke and agave with only a few years of aging.
Mid-City West
Mexican
Their approach to cooking is straight forward and solid technique with a message behind them.
Fairfax
American
HUCKLEBERRY
Santa Monica
American Bakery / Cafe
When you walk in there is a sense of home. There are fresh baked breads and pies with a warm comforting atmosphere.
R & R CATERING TACO TRUCK
3rd St and Vermont
Los Angeles, CA 90020 (view map)
The taco truck is cheap and really good; the tongue taco is legit.
Wilshire Center / Koreatown
Mexican
SANTOUKA RAMEN
The ramen at this restaurant in a strip mall is some of the best I have had. It competes with ramen in Japan.
West Los Angeles
Japanese
DEGUSTATION WINE & TASTING BAR
239 East 5th Street, New York, NY 10003 (view map)
T: 212.979.1012
East Village
French / Spanish Tapas
Wesley Genovart’s food is forward thinking, shaping what cuisine is in America and keeping us on the global map of good food.
I still think about our meal we had there and how pure and true the food was and is.
Chelsea
Italian
COMMONWEALTH PUB
1400 Irving Street NW, Washington, DC 20010 (view map)
T: 202.265.1400 (make a reservation)
Columbia Heights
Gastropub
I love Jamie Leeds approach to British pub food.
PROVIDENCE
5955 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038 (view map)
T: 323.460.4170 (make a reservation)
For molecular cuisine. Very clean flavors served elegantly.
Mid-Wilshire
New American
230 Central Park South, New York, NY 10009 (view map)
T: 212.582.5100 (make a reservation)
Watching Michael White build sauces in the pan for his pasta is something everyone should see.
Midtown
Italian
MAYAHUEL
For late night. It is a tequila bar where they specialize in tequila based cocktails
East Village
Mexican / Cocktails / Tequila
For molecular cuisine.
Lower East Side
New American
KABAB CAFE
25-12 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103 (view map)
T: 718.728.9858
The chef’s name is Ali. He cooks northern Egyptian style food. His restaurant has 12 seats and he tells you the menu. You choose between normal food (fish, chicken, beef, etc.) or you choose offal. Choose offal, he knows how to cook organs. I remember eating brains, heart, testicles, tongue and lamb cheeks. If you want a unique dining experience, this is the place.
Astoria
Egyptian
EIGHTEENTH STREET LOUNGE
On Sundays, Sam “the Man” Burns plays the most amazing house music.
Dupont Circle
Lounge
MINIBAR BY JOSE ANDRES
405 8th Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20004 (view map)
T: 202.393.0812
Favorite for molecular cuisine.
Penn Quarter
Spanish
ZAYTINYA
701 9th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001 (view map)
T: 202.638.0800 (make a reservation)
You can’t go wrong with fresh pita baked in house and how vibrant all the flavors of the Mediterranean can be.
Penn Quarter
Turkish / Greek / Lebanese
HARVEST VINE
Kylen McCarthy is doing interesting things.
Central District
Basque
SHARON AND PHEBS
Located along the beachfront of Man Of War Bay
Charlotteville, Tobago W.I. (view map)
When we were in Tobago, I was able to cook at a small restaurant called Sharon and Phebs on the northwest coast of the island. We ate roti, blood sausage and the freshest fish. We bought the fish from the fisherman in the morning upon their return.
Charlotteville
Caribbean
