Celebrities grab plenty of press for Chef Randal Jacobs’s rustic-chic space but don’t hold that against him. The food is still the main attraction…

theWit hotel’s swankiest restaurant has a dramatic ceiling mural portraying blue skies and apples hanging heavily on branches. Drink a few glasses of wine and you may be tipsy enough to reach for one of those apples—but it’s smarter to just focus on the food on the plate…

There’s no denying that the Elysian is one breathtaking hotel, but the tab for an overnight stay or dinner at its fine-dining restaurant Ria is equally breathtaking, so we suggest Balsan as a more affordable alternative…

If the signature restaurant at the Elysian hotel had a motto, it might go something like this: If it’s not topped off with truffles or hidden beneath foie gras, what’s the point?…