The 15 Best Places for Famous Chefs in Los AngelesCreated by Foursquare Lists ink.Top Chef winner Michael Voltaggio is showing his might with restaurant ink., which features "modern Los Angeles-style cuisine" as well as an omakase bar. There are a million banh mis in America nowadays, but this particular version from Top Chef champ Michael Voltaggio is outstanding. You must try the Chicharrónes Banh Mi! Michael Voltagio is widely considered the best Top Chef winner of all the Top Chefs and he doesn't disappoint at his place. Presentation and creativity is truly impressive. Firenze OsteriaStill my fav Italian restaurant in the LA area; Fabio from Top Chef is one of the owners and chefs. The food is fabulous Read more.Check out Firenze Osteria as seen on Drinking Made Easy , Top Chef Read more.Shrimp wrapped in prosciutto w/ creamy polenta & aged balsamic reduction; burrata salad, martini: amazing. Gnocchis, don't hold a candle to Marios that was on 3rd Street. Spago Beverly HillsWolfgang is an original celebrity chef and his food shows.

I enjoyed his spaetzle gnocchi and the table lamps which caused quite a stir when knocked over. ichiban sushi delivery order-John Somerville, Top ChefQuintessential celebrity chef, celebrity crowd dining experience. buy rice paper for sushiRanks very high (based on # of celebrity spottings) in the 2012 Celebrity HotSpots LA Restaurant Guide: Where Your Fave Celebs Dine"With a famous name and reputation from their celebrity chef, Wolfgang Puck, Spago in Beverly Hills is a must-visit restaurant for those looking for restaurants that capture the flair of Los Angeles. zen sushi onlineBorder Grill Downtown LAYou may recognize Border Grill owners and co-chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger from Bravo’s 'Top Chef Masters' and as the co-hosts of The Food Network's 'Too Hot Tamales.'For authentico street food flair with celebrity chefs at the helm, Border Grill is the spot! sushi online jogo

Don't forget your Fringe Benefits card for your delicioso evening!The ceviche and tortilla soup was very tasty. Pitcher of margaritas went down easy. Loved the authentic hand made tortillas. Looking forward to trying more dishes. UrasawaChef Hiro is the best thing that has happened to sushi in a long time. If you like raw fish and killer combinations, go there! -Fabio Viviani, Top ChefThe BEST meal of my LIFE. Amazing presentation, knowledgeable staff & beautiful exotic ingredients. Worth every penny of the $750+pp price tag.10 sushi bar seats comprise the entire venue, expect to eat for up to five hours at a time and shell out several hundred dollars per guest for beautiful, life-changing omakase. lululemon athleticaGo to Lululemon for great yoga wear! -Suzanne Tracht, Top Chef MastersGreat Vibe, awesome store, Great clothes! Stop in during your run for free H2O! The staff is so nice they make you want to just hang out!Yoga Sundays and Wednesdays The Orpheum TheatreThe most amazing place you could ever see someone perform in L.A. -Danielle Keene, Top Chef Just DessertsAbsolutely love this place!

Breathtakingly beautiful and incredible acoustics. I have gone three years in a row to see Widespread Panic play and will continue to do so until I'm dead.Seriously one of our favorite venues in LA and not just because of its historic esthetic! The opera boxes are great for celeb sightings, we’ve seen Johnny Depp enjoying a show from one. Black Market Liquor BarArtfully prepared cocktails and DELISH eats from Top Chef Antonia Lofaso. Go and order the spicy chocolate pudding. –AshleyAmber & Embers cocktail is legit. Shrimp toasts are bomb. Everything we tried was INCREDIBLE.Trout toast CharcoalThough the prices aren't necessarily what one might call "everyday," the attention to detail and the flavors are worthy of a two-Michelin starred chef. Come with a crew to lesson the cost. Brussels sprouts, short ribs, chocolate peanut butter cakeCocktail, meats Playa Vista Farmers' MarketPick up some gourmet soup at Big Cup Soup made by top five star chefs!Yummy orange juice and organic granola!

Now open Wednesday evenings too! Sushi YuzuThe sushi here is top notch, but the Sunshine Roll is the best. The chefs like to share their cuisine, so ask for a taste of shark heart! -Alex Eusebio, Top ChefThe sushi is great, especially the ike uni-nose but no one knows what the sunshine roll is alex from top chef.I love Sushi Yuzu! The Asian roll is epic! Lemon and line rolls are great as well. You will not be disappointed Scopa Italian RootsCheck out Scopa Italian Roots as it was featured on Best Bars in America for Top shelf cocktails and great Italian food made by Top Chef Antonia Lofaso Read more.Loved the rice ball, rigatoni pasta's sauce was also cooked to perfection. Friendly service, lively ambiance.Ricotta is delicious I. Martin BicyclesGreat for riding gear! -Suzanne Tracht, Top ChefGreat for riding gear! -Suzanne Tracht, Top Chef MastersWow!!! What great customer service. Knowledgeable and courteous staff. Free parking in the rear. MélisseChef Josiah Citron is a master in the kitchen and has earned Top Chef in LA for some years with very well deserved accolades.

Josiah shows his professionalism with all his local ingredients, French coThe egg caviar and the truffles...O.M.G. Everything was excellent here. We had an amazing time!The truffled corn ravioli is a revelation! e to sample Jar and others at this years Gold Standard on 3/6/11! The holidays are basically here. And if you're like me, you're still scrambling to figure out what to get for that hard-to-please food-loving parent or friend. We've compiled a bunch of L.A.-based, food-themed gifts, all of them available to buy in a retail location so you don't have to worry about shipping times. 5. Hedley & Bennett apronIf you're looking for a homegrown company to support, it's hard to resist the charms of Hedley & Bennett, even if at first you balk at the idea of a $100 apron. Founded just over four years ago by then–line cook Ellen Bennett, the company has grown into an insanely successful brand, all built on the idea that cooks should feel better and look better and have functional, beautiful tools beyond their chef's knives.

Made at Hedley & Bennett's factory in Vernon with premium materials (such as Japanese denim) that have been tested for durability and comfort, the aprons really are beautiful, and they solve that ever-present issue of what to get the cooking enthusiast in your life who already has everything. Hedley & Bennett also makes chef coats and work shirts — the coats in particular are a revelation for women chefs, with the women's line being built specifically for a female body. You can even get the aprons and jackets embroidered to personalize the gift. (Available at various retail outlets as well as directly from the Hedley & Bennett factory, which has a shop that's open to the public.) .4. Avocado Toast Christmas OrnamentThis one isn't L.A.-specific, except for the fact that we probably eat more avocado toast per capita than anywhere else in the country. Besides, I couldn't resist: How silly is this thing? I found it at Sur la Table at the Americana at Brand, which also has a bunch of other food-related ornaments for sale: oysters on the half-shell, Brussels sprouts, hot dogs, deviled eggs, salami, sushi hand roll.

But the avocado toast wins the day. .3. Soda sampler from Galco's Old World GroceryFor some reason, probably having to do with its sugary bad reputation, the wide and weird world of soda has never become much of a foodie obsession. If there's any place that will change that for someone, it's Galco's Old World Grocery in Highland Park. Founded in 1897, the Italian grocery has, for the past 20 years or so, been a wonderland of soda, stocking a mind-blowing array of the rarest and coolest types of fizzy drinks. Absinthe soda, celery soda, cinnamon soda, every kind of ginger beer you can imagine, not just bitter lemon but also bitter orange ... the choices are overwhelming. There's even a station where you can make soda with syrup and sparkling water, which would allow you to create a signature soda of your own for gifting purposes. But even just a collection of the coolest and weirdest sodas plucked from Galco's shelves would make a great gift. While you're there you can also shop the awesome beer selection for a self-gift (to reward yourself for your creativity and thoughtfulness).

.2. Gift basket from La Tiendita Mexicana Gift baskets are OK if you're into chocolates and fancy crackers, but the options at La Tiendita Mexicana are far more interesting than your average William Sonoma collection of fancy things. The shop, which is next to chefs Jaime Martin Del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu's Bell restaurant, La Casita Mexicana, offers a number of gift baskets with a variety of Mexican products such as moles, candies and the ingredients and equipment to make Mexican hot chocolate. Even the most extravagant of them seems to cost far less than the smaller baskets you can buy from gourmet market–type places. And, as a bonus, there's a lot of Mexican folk art to buy in the shop as well, for the art or culture lover in your life. Everything I Want to Eat 1. Cookbooks from your favorite L.A. chefsA great way to show family the riches of our dining city is to give them books from our great chefs. This was a banner year for cookbooks, and a couple of the best came from chefs right here in Los Angeles.