"With fresh-made pasta and steaming-hot sourdough loaves, chef and owner James Trees’ Italian restaurant has become a reliable neighborhood among locals. In a new location just down the street from its cozy original home, Esther’s Kitchen serves the same reliable fare but in a new, larger building with an expanded bar and an open kitchen. Dig into bowls of butternut squash tortellini, pumpkin-shaped noodles with spicy pork sausage, and thick-cut slices of bread with delightfully salty anchovy butter." - Janna Karel
Sean Jorgensen