Bouchon’s Beverly Hills location closed at the end of last year after eight years. I came here for one last meal, coinciding with the restaurant’s last Ad Hoc fried chicken Monday. The restaurant holds a special place with this blog. My two visits during the restaurant’s opening weekend was the first post on this blog, ever, and it’s also the place that I sat next to Thomas Keller for dinner.
Willie Mae’s Scotch House 2401 St Ann St New Orleans, LA 70119 Dining date: 6/10/15 and 6/13/15 Willie Mae’s fried chicken was probably the most highly anticipated bite of this whole trip for me. In fact, this might have topped the list of dishes I wanted to try in America. I’m a huge fan of…
Addendum 6476 Washington St Yountville, CA 94599 Dining date: 5/25/15 Addendum opened in 2011 behind Ad Hoc serving picnic favorites on Thursdays through Saturdays for lunch (Spring/Summer only). It’s easily the most approachable way to try some of Thomas Keller’s food in Yountville since it doesn’t require making a reservation and is very family-friendly. Food is…
Yardbird Southern Table & Bar The Venetian 3355 Las Vegas Blvd S Las Vegas, NV 89109 Dining date: 5/8/15 Yardbird opened the first of the year, one of the newest entrants to The Venetian’s lineup of restaurants (and right next to one-year-old DB Brasserie). It’s the second location for the restaurant based in Miami, which…
Tokyo Fried Chicken Co. 122 S Atlantic Blvd Monterey Park, CA 91754 Dining date: 4/11/14 Tokyo Fried Chicken Co. garnered plenty of attention when it first opened (almost a year ago) for its fried chicken and Japanese-accented side dishes. Long waits for its no-reservation tables kept me away at first; like most restaurants, the initial…
Choco Chicken 403 W 12th St Los Angeles, CA 90015 Dining date: 5/28/14 At first, chocolate and fried chicken sounded like an odd pairing. When I thought about it some more, I was intrigued and really wanted to try it. I imagine chicken & waffles smothered in a syrup elicited the same initial response, but…
Farmshop 225 26th St. Ste 25 Santa Monica, CA 90402 Dining date: 6/30/13 My previous visit to Farmshop yielded one of my favorite singular dishes in Los Angeles – their fried chicken. Golden brown and crispy on the outside, while juicy and moist on the inside, it’s the best fried chicken I’ve had in this…
San Tung 1031 Irving St San Francisco, CA 94122 Dining date: 12/24/12 San Tung is consistently one of San Francisco’s most popular Chinese restaurants, known for its long waits almost as much as its food. Located in the Sunset district of the city, the first-come first-served restaurant always seems to have a crowd waiting outside,…