Food & Wine USA - (07)July 2020

2 JULY 2020

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The

Future of

Restaurants

F&W Best New

Chef Tavel Bristol-

Joseph’s Basque

Cheesecake (recipe

p. 111)

Best New Restaurants

An unforgettable taco truck, a show-

stopping spread of Burmese cuisine, a joy-

ful take on classic Indonesian fare—these

are the 10 new restaurants we can’t wait to

eat at again. By Khushbu Shah

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Too Small to Fail

Will technology save restaurants? Have

chefs made their needs heard in Washing-

ton? Can a café turn into a grocer over-

night? These dispatches and more from the

front lines of the hospitality industry.

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Best New Chefs

Join us as we celebrate the 32nd class of

resilient, inspiring, tenacious, and incred-

ibly talented chefs from Dallas to Detroit

to Philadelphia. By Khushbu Shah

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FEATURES

THE GOOD    EGGS

9 We’re tipping our

hats to these

selfless chefs,

sommeliers,

business owners,

and distillers

across the

countr y.

HANDBOOK

17 Best New Chefs

from years past

share their

summer faves,

like sweet corn

succotash and

refreshing tuna

tiradito, plus a

sharp new

groove for your

go-to grilled

cheese.

JULY    RECIPES

4 Everything there is

to cook in this

issue

EDITOR’S    LETTER

6 Putting a

restaurant issue

together in the

midst of a

pandemic is a

good exercise in

optimism.

BOTTLE  SERVICE 

45 Executive Wine

Editor Ray Isle’s

dream wine bar

is equal parts

classic, funky,

and comforting.

BACKSTORY

112 Houston-based

Southern Smoke

Foundation, a

food and

beverage

industry relief

fund, is helping

hospitality

workers weather

the pandemic,

one donation at a

time.

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ON THE COVER photography by CEDRIC ANGELES (Tavel Bristol-Joseph, Nick Bognar, Donny Sirisavath, Niven Patel), MICHAEL PIAZZA (Douglass

Williams), G A RY H E (Eunjo Park, Trigg Brown), CATHERINE SAREINI (Lena Sareini), JASON VARNEY (Camille Cogswell), AUBRIE PICK (Daisy Ryan)