2014 U.S. TOP 100 RESTAURANTS - JUST MISSED
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CAFE BOULUD
CAFE BOULUD
Some of the best French cooking in the country can be found at this luxury bistro that many call "the best restaurant in the Daniel Boulud empire." Each evening Gavin Kaysen's menu features four different styles of cuisine: traditional, international, contemporary and market, and it isn't surprising to see the kitchen offering cassoulet, porchetta and Vietnamese pho all at the same time.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
102
MENTON
MENTON
Set in an old warehouse building in Boston’s up and coming Fort Point neighborhood, this fine dining offering from Barbara Lynch offers dishes like a warm cauliflower salad with vadouvan , almond and grapes, local hake with English peas , asparagus and truffle and Grimaud Farm duck with red currants, baby beet and Sauce Poivrade.
Ranked 60 in 2013.
Ranked 60 in 2013.
103
NOMAD
NOMAD
An “excellent take on a seafood platter” and a roast chicken with truffle butter under its skin “that is to die for” make this second restaurant from Daniel Humm and Will Guidara of Eleven Madison Park fame noteworthy all on its own.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
104
CARNEVINO
CARNEVINO
If you have an extra $150 to drop on a dry-aged steak, check out this Italian offering from Mario Batali and Joe Bastianich, which serves a New York strip steak that has been sleeping in their meat locker for nine months. More than one person raved about a hamburger described as "the best in Vegas."
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
105
RASIKA
RASIKA
Vikram Sunderam, a veteran of London's Bombay Brasserie, left their classic Moghul style cuisine on the banks of the Thames. Delicacies include Coogi sweetbreads with balsamic vinegar and spiced quinoa or Sunderam's take on Japanese-style miso-marinated black cod, prepared with fresh dill, honey, star anise and red wine vinegar.
Bubbling under.
Bubbling under.
