Chef Suzanne Goin - Recommendations - Find. Eat. Drink.
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Chef Suzanne Goin
April 28, 2011
WHO
Suzanne Goin is the executive chef / owner of A.O.C., Lucques, and Tavern in Los Angeles.
WHY
Award-wining Goin trained with some of the culinary masters, like Alice Waters, Alain Passard, and Nancy Silverton, before going out on her own and becoming one of the best known chefs in Southern California.
Chef / owner - Lucques / A.O.C. / Tavern - Los AngEles, CA
COOKBOOKS
- Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table [buy it]
RECOMMENDED BY
- Chef Chris Kobayashi (Artisan)
RECOMMENDATIONS
Suzanne Goin’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in California, Barcelona, Tokyo, Paris.
CAMINO
3917 Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610 (view map)
T: 510.547.5035 (make a reservation)
Oakland
Californian
Restaurants - Northern California
CANELE
Atwater
French / New American
BLD
7450 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles CA 90036 (view map)
T: 323.930.9744 (make a reservation)
Neal and Amy Fraser’s BLD is great to take kids.
Fairfax
New American
Restaurants - Southern California
THE FERRY BUILDING
www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com
One Ferry Building , San Francisco, CA 94111 (view map)
T: 415.983.8030
Embarcadero
Food Market
Markets - Northern California
JINPACHI
8711 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069 (view map)
T: 310.358.9134
For sushi.
West Hollywood
Japanese / Sushi
GJELINA
Venice
New American
THE HUNGRY CAT
1535 N. Vine, Hollywood, CA 90028 (view map)
T: 323.462.2155 (make a reservation)
But when we go out, we mostly we eat at ‘Daddy's’ restaurant, The Hungry Cat, in Hollywood, owned by my husband, David Lentz.
Hollywood
Seafood
CHATEAU MARMONT HOTEL
For great scenery.
Hollywood
Hotel Bar
Drink - Southern California
LOU
For a glass of wine it’s a great wine bar in Hollywood.
West Hollywood
Wine Bar
SANTA MONICA FARMERS MARKET
www01.smgov.net/farmers_market/wednesday.htm
Arizona Avenue & 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (view map)
My favorite is the farmers market in Santa Monica on Wednesdays.
Santa Monica
Farmers Market
Markets - Southern California
LE COMPTOIR
9 Carrefour de l’Odéon, Paris, France (view map)
T: +33 (0) 1.43.29.12.05
Yves Camdeborde’s Le Comptoir in Paris is really hard to get a reservation, but one isn’t needed at lunch, so that’s a good time to try it out.
6th Arrondissement
French
L’ATELIER DE JOEL ROBUCHON
5, Rue de Montalembert, Paris, 75007, France (view map)
T: +33/(0)1.42.22.56.56
I was impressed with L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Paris. It’s great fun sitting at the counter and watching it all happen. And one of the best preparations of Dover sole anywhere.
7th Arrondissement
French
Restaurants - Paris, France
Worth going out of your way to visit.
Food Market
Raval
Markets - Barcelona, Spain
TSUKIJI
The fish market in Tokyo is worth visiting.
Fish Market
Tokyo
Markets - Tokyo, Japan
BTG
Evening Land Vineyards
BTG is a little project that Caroline Styne put together with Mark Tarlov from Evening Land Vineyards. Caroline wanted to come up with a great chardonnay to serve ‘By The Glass’ which in restaurant-speak is referred to as BTG, so Mark offered up the services of his amazing vineyard sites and talented winemakers to create this slightly fleshy wine that is dominated by rich stone fruit, exotic spiciness and just a touch of French oak to round it out.
Oregon / Willamette Valley
Wine
Wine
J & H
My business partner Caroline Styne made a great chardonnay, J&H, with winemaker and friend Katherine Strange. The wine was made at Laird Winery in Napa and is made in neutral oak barrels. They made a bright, fresh, high acid chardonnay that is free from the oaky, buttery chardonnay stereotype. It drinks like a fatter version of Chablis, with high toned citrus notes, great minerality and freshness.
California / Napa
Wine / Chardonnay
SAMSARA ROSÉ
Personally, I’m a Rosé lover. I just tasted a really delicious wine from Samsara in the Santa Rita Hills. Chad Melville made a tiny amount of this pinot noir based rosé that was a surprise to me because it is actually so different from the rosés that I normally drink. It's pretty fruit forward and fleshy, loaded with strawberry rhubarb notes and bursting with freshness. It's the perfect wine to drink this spring while having a long, indulgent lunch al fresco.
California / Santa Rita
Wine / Rose
CALIFORNIA OLIVE RANCH
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Oils
PANTELLERIA CAPERS
Available on Amazon.com
Capers
JEAN LEBLANC NUT OILS
Available on Amazon.com
Nut Oil
MITICA
For the Marcona almonds and all their cheeses.
Almonds & Cheese
FOREVER CHEESE
36-36 33rd Street, Suite 200, Long Island City, NY 11106 (view map)
T: 718.777.0772
Forever cheese out of Long Island City. Michele Buster seeks out the finest and most unusual cheese from Spain, Italy and Portugal. I really know that any cheese she imports is going to be delicious and special.
Long Island City
Cheese
Cheese
Cowgirl Creamery is a purveyor that really inspires me. They seek out the finest and most unusual French and American cheeses.
Cheese
PROVVISTA
This is a very passionate and dedicated food company. With great olive oils, jams, olives, cured meats, cheeses, pickles, condiments and on and on and on.
Portland
Specialty Foods
Food Purveyors
ZINGERMAN’S
Ann Arbor
Deli / Online Food
LE SANCTUAIRE
Online
Kitchen Tools / Housewares / Specialty Food
KITCHEN TOOLS & FOOD
Foods
COWGIRL CREAMERY