#restaurant-awards

#restaurant-awards

"Winning Best London local restaurant couldn't make us happier," said Simonetta Wenkert. "We are nothing without our neighbours, and love being part of the community here on Kilburn Lane."

Bee keeping is among Caruso's many sustainability efforts. The Michelin Green Star awards restaurants at the forefront of practices committed to a more sustainable gastronomy.

The big local winners include a tiny restaurant in West Oakland that already won over the Chronicle's critic. Enclos in Sonoma joins the guide at the two-star level.

Restaurants have until May 31 to get votes in five public categories, while nominees for bigger awards are chosen by an anonymous panel of food experts.

At seven-, 14- and 62-years-old, these three restaurants were hardly flashes in the pan and yet they will all be gone too soon. We'll miss Ugly Baby for its unapologetically spicy, make-your-nose-run Thai food, M. Wells for bringing the excesses of Joe Beef-style dining to Queens, and La Grenouille for hanging on as so many of its contemporaries disappeared.

East London has a vibrant Asian culinary scene, with nine local restaurants making the shortlist for the prestigious Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards, highlighting their community support.