"South Philadelphia’s East Passyunk Avenue is home to a long string of restaurants, bakeries, and bars, but none are more technically impressive than Laurel. Here, chef Nicholas Elmi, who's worked under Michelin-starred chef Daniel Boulud in New York and as the deputy to Philadelphia’s most acclaimed chef, Georges Perrier, at the now-shuttered Le Bec-Fin, serves multi-course tasting menus of stunningly plated dishes inspired by local ingredients. Depending on the season, you might be presented with dishes like cured big eye tuna with aji dolce pepper ponzu, and eggplant miso crusted veal with malted barley." - Devra Ferst
