The James Beard Best New Restaurants of 2024 | Eater

"Bozeman, a college town and Northern entrance to Yellowstone, isn’t often heralded as a food destination unless you’re craving a Bison burger. But last year, Shan, where the chefs are slinging up curry, noodles, and barbecue, brought a taste of Bangkok to the city. Owners Jarrett Wrisley and Candice Lin had lived in Bangkok for years, and during the pandemic, shuttered several restaurants they owned across Bangkok and Hong Kong. Shan was born as a supper club — a way for Wrisley to dip back into professional cooking — but it soon led to a permanent restaurant in the spring of 2023. Marrying their Chinese and Thai influences with local beef, lamb, and bison from nearby ranches, Wrisley and Lin fuse together their old and new homes, much to locals’ delight. There, stick with the dishes made with meat from local ranches like the bison mapo tofu, sticky tamarind ribs, dan dan noodles made with local Meishan pork, and a slew of snacks to share, from hand-chopped beef larb and Thai beef jerky to lamb dumplings." - Lee Musho