One of the things I like about Thai food is it’s a lot of different textures, colors, sweet and sour, pleasure and pain. I feel like I’ve been to Thailand and back. – Anthony Bourdain, No Reservations Read more.
Animal is a carnivore-centric restaurant specializing in all those good bits. Tony Bourdain tried marrow bone, chicken hearts, hamachi tostada, coconut sweetbreads, pig tails and crispy rabbit legs.
Rice bowls! Start with charred asparagus or fluffy Korean meatballs. Try the "$12 salad'' too! The only dessert is a deconstructed Rocky Road sundae with caramel, brownies & marshmallow fluff... YUM! Read more.
The category of anticuchos has been expanded to include skewered sweet potatoes with honey, salmon with miso, & even cherry tomatoes with burrata but the original corazón is breathtakingly good! Read more.
Suzanne Goin's flagship, a small plate Cali-French abode. Simply designed, simply not cheap. [Eater 38 Member] Read more.
There's heavy emphasis on house-cured meats, pizzas, and pastas, with unexpected and inspired flavors. The beverage program here, from cocktails to wine, is a hit, too. [Eater 38 Member]
