#bon-appetit

#bon-appetit

After whittling down the long list of James Beard Foundation Awards Bay Area nominees from 20 semifinalists to just three finalists for this year's award ceremony, held in Chicago on Monday, June 5, it seems the awards panel placed their votes elsewhere.The Bay Area didn't land a single win.This year's Bay Area finalists included Kyle and Katina Connaughton of SingleThread in Healdsburg for the Best Chef: California category; Vince Bugtong of Abacá in San Francisco for Outstanding Pastry Chef or Baker; and Lazy Bear in San Francisco in the Outstanding Wine and Other Beverages Program category.

La Belle Vie is our regular look at the real culture of France from language to cuisine, manners to films.This newsletter is published weekly and you can receive it directly to your inbox, by going to your newsletter preferences in My account.While Valentine's Day has passed, some French stores have kept up their lovey-dovey decor from a few heart shaped items to perhaps some pink and red streamers, nothing major.

The Peninsula's lone food hall, State Street Market in Los Altos - which opened in September 2021 - will shut down for several weeks in February and March as the owners revamp the restaurant offerings and management.The owner, Los Altos Community Investments, is ending its contact with the Bon Appetit culinary management company after two years, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

It's absolutely not an exaggeration to say we've all been somewhat impatiently waiting for the opening of Gumbo Social.The upcoming restaurant not only claimed a spot on Eater SF's list of most anticipated restaurant openings of this year but also earned similar shout-outs from the San Francisco Chronicle and Bon Appetit - whose list, by the way, covered restaurants from California to Rhode Island.

ELISSA NADWORNY, HOST: Whether you're watching the ball drop from the couch or ringing in 2023 out on the town, for a lot of us, the best part of celebrating the new year comes tomorrow morning.Yep, I'm talking about New Year's Day brunch.Starting the year off with a big, beautiful meal shared with family and friends is a tradition for many on the 1st of January.

If a flight is so short you don't have time to finish your complementary cheese and biscuits before having your rubbish whisked away for landing, chances are there's a more environmentally friendly and convenient way of getting to where you're going.The French government's recent decision to ban short-haul domestic flights between cities that are connected by a train or bus trip of less than two and a half hours has sparked some energetic debate this week about whether Australia could follow the French in moving away from short-haul flights.

Eater has hired Melissa McCart to serve as editor of Eater NY, its largest city site.McCart is a seasoned journalist, having worked as an editor, restaurant critic, and columnist for several marquee publications, among them The Bittman Project, Broken Palate, Newsday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Broward Palm Beach New Times, NBC's The Feast, and the Washington Post Express.