The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: July 21 | Eater LA

"Since opening nearly a decade ago, the chef Jon Yao has garnered major accolades — including placement atop the Los Angeles Times 101 Best Restaurants list, a Michelin star, and Most Recently Best Chef: California from the James Beard Foundation — yet he continues to push boundaries. At a collaboration dinner with Callie chef Travis Skiward the tuna dan dan noodles were highlighted: using meaty tuna from a six-foot-long line-caught fish just off San Diego, the dish delivered dense umami from doubanjiang and preserved bean while Taiwanese sesame paste supplied restrained nuttiness. Elegant pasta strands lapped up the chunky sauce, with the tuna almost falling into the background to the spices; tangled shreds of allium and cilantro brought freshness and crunch. The reviewer calls it a brilliant dish they would gladly pay $30 for at the bar or on a daytime menu." - Eater Staff