"After four years of experimental menus based around a monthly-rotating single ingredient, Maude has changed their format a little. Now, the $125 menus change four times a year, and are inspired by specific wine regions. Yes, this still sounds pretentious, but Maude continues to get away with it because their waitstaff is as fun and laid-back as they come, and the tiny Beverly Hills space feels more like a sidewalk cafe in Paris than it does a place where you’ll eat something with a “veil of mint” on top of it." - brant cox