BEST CHEFS IN AMERICA CALIFORNIA Besides talent, creativity, and ambition, these star chefs share one more distinctions: they're all former F&W 'Best New Chefs'. California is the current home base of some of these 'superchefs'. Ask our Culinary Specialists to help you with your travel and dinner reservations! Berkeley Beverly Hills La Jolla
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Rouge McBride favors hormone-free meats dry-aged or cured on site, plus Mediterranean grazing plates. (1782 Fourth St.; 510-525-1440) Cafe
Panisse Kerr displays her talents as co-chef (with Christopher Lee) at Alice Waters' ur-California - cuisine mecca. (1517 Shattuck Ave.; 510-548-5525) Matsuhisa This is the amazingly modest first restaurant from the Japanese-fusion maestro the world knows as Nobu. (129 N. La Cienega Blvd.; 310-659-9639) Polo
Lounge at Beverly Hills Hotel "Suki" Sugiura's revival of the glittering Rat Pack-era hangout puts an Asian edge on American standards. (9641 Sunset Blvd.; 310 276-2251) Spago
Beverly Hills Foie Gras, sashimi, goulash - Hefter master all at Wolfgang Puck's star-studded joint. (76 N. Canon Dr.; 310-385-0880) George's
at the Cove Foshee serves superior seafood at this oceanside spot. (1250 Prospect St.; 858-454-4224) Campanile Peel's food continues to exemplify California's clean cuisine, here crowned by pastry chef Silverton's big,bold finishes. (624 S. La Brae Ave.; 323-938-1447) Jar Tracht has ingeniously updated the classic chophouse repertoire without alienating traditional meat-and-potatoes types. (8225 Beverly Blvd.; 323-655-6566) Lucques In an adorable brick carriage house on a busy L.A. strip, Goin serves creative Cal-bistro dishes. (8474 Melrose Ave.; 323-655-6277) Aubergine A former florist's cottage houses Goodell's ever-evolving French-with-a-twist. (508 29th St.; 949-723-4150) Celestino Drago serves dressed-up Italian peasant food: bresaola with grapefruit, squid-ink risotto, pumpkin tortelloni. (141 S. Lake Ave.; 626-794-4004) Boulevard Big braises, grilled meats and wood-oven roasts are Oakes' mega popular signature dishes at the Belle Epoque institution. (1 Mission St.; 415-543-6084) Delfine In a Mission District space full of dark wood, Stoll tweaks farmers' market produce into fuss-free Italian dishes. (362 18th St.; 415-552-4055) Fifth
Floor Gras' cosmopolitan riffs on French cuisine display a restless imagination and masterful skill. (129 Fourth St.; 415-348-1555) Fleur de
Lys Keller learned from such masters as Bocus, Lenotre, and Verge, and his pedigree is evident in his brilliant command of classical French cuisine (777 Sutter St.; 415-673-7779) 42
Degrees The latitude - and attitude - of Provence is the inspiration behind Moffat's super and jazz club. (235 16th St.; 415-777-5558) Fringate Hingoyen's pleasing Basque bistro offers pork tenderloin confit on the edge of the Tenderloin. (570 Fourth St.; 415-543-0573) Gary
Danko Danko serves his signature French-American marvels in an unlikely location - Fisherman's Wharf. (800 N. Point St.; 415-749-2060) Home Meatloaf Tuesday, cioppino Saturday, roast chicken every day: Velasquez dishes out homey cuisine in a glam room. (2100 Market St.; 415-503-0333) Jardiniere A brick, steel and black marble diningroom makes a dramatic setting for Des Jardins' fresh Cal-French food. (300 Grove St.; 415-861-5555) Masa's Siegel's sublime French-Japanese livens up a venerable, and newly modernized, parlor room. (648 Bush St.; 415-989-7164) Mecca A huge "industrial luxe" dining room serves as the stage for Fennelly's Asian-spiked American cuisine. (2029 Market St.; 415-621-7000) Merenda Luca takes most of the culinary cues from France at this intimate, red-walled restaurant. (1809 Union St.; 415-346-7373) Restaurant
Elisabeth Daniel Patterson presents genteel French food with eclectic touches in an equally elegant room. (550 Washington St.; 415-397-6129) Rose
Pistola Northern Italian seafood con brio keeps Hearon's North Beach place going strong - and large, and loud. (532 Columbus Ave.; 415-399-0499) JiRaffe In this bi-level, glass-fronted restaurant, Lunetta sends out fresh, inventive French dishes. (502 Santa Monica Blvd. ;310-917-6671) Melissa
Restaurant A stark space decorated with light brocades in Citrin's backdrop for sparkling mod-French food. (1104 Wilshire Blvd.; 310-305-0881) Terra The husband-and-wife chef team have run their stone-walled Napa classic, serving globally inflected French and Italian food, for 14 years. (1345 Railroad Ave.; 707-963-8931) Village
Pub Sullivan has successfully stretched the definition of "pub food" to include foie gras and oxtail ragout, but he's not afraid to keep a burger and fries on the menu. The husband-and-wife chef team have run their stone-walled Napa classic, serving globally inflected French and Italian food, for 14 years. (2967 Woodside Rd.; 650-851-9888) The
French Laundry A supreme innovator, Napa superstar Keller still astonishes after eight years. (6640 Washington St.; 707-944-2380) Thanks
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