Some say good food is essential to a happy life.
For those seeking an extra succulent meal, Food & Wine Magazine has released their Restaurants of the Year list, and Esquire Magazine released their Best New Restaurants list.
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Here are the eateries that made the cut:
Shaya, New Orleans
Townsman, Boston
The Progress, San Francisco
Muscadine, Portland, OR
The Grey, Savannah
Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen, Morristown, N.J.
B.S. Taqueria and Broken Spanish, Los Angeles
Momotaro, Chicago
Dolo Restaurant and Bar, Chicago
The Duck Inn, Chicago
Little Park, New York
Shuko, New York
Santina, New York
Mountain Bird, New York
Food & Wine Restaurants of the Year
The Grey, Savannah
Spoon and Stable, Minneapolis
Cosme, New York City
The Progress, San Francisco
Petit Trois, Los Angeles
Food & Wine restaurant editor Kate Krader selected the five restaurants as winners for 2015. She evaluated the businesses’ energy, originality and style.
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