"If you live in LA, it’s hard to imagine becoming a regular at a place in Santa Barbara wine country. Bell’s is a big exception. This French bistro is one of our favorite restaurants in Los Alamos - a tiny town about an hour north of Santa Barbara - and a place where you’ll feel right at home after a single visit. It’s not just that the couple who run the place will come over to your table and chat about your meal and Immanuel Kant, but because the food is truly incredible - start with the uni and caviar crepe and the steak tartare, and this will be a meal you won’t forget for a long time. And when you’re in Los Alamos again next year, chances are, they’ll remember you." - brett keating
Jakob Layman