"Recognized with a third Michelin star — a milestone that also made the chef the first American woman to reach that level — this San Francisco fine-dining restaurant offers a poetic, deeply personal tasting experience. The menu is presented as a long poem, and dishes are meticulously composed with tweezers into surreal, artful presentations that evoke bird’s nests and potted plants; the cooking is precise, inspired, and emotionally powerful, with guests sometimes moved to tears. Inspectors followed the restaurant’s evolution for years, and the service and atmosphere reflect the chef’s singular creative vision and playful, whimsical spirit." - ByAlex Beggs