Here are the Valley's top ten new restaurants of 2011. Chef Shinji Kurita is a perfectionist, and diners with a taste for exquisite Japanese fare are the beneficiaries. His omakase dinner includes stunning sushi ... mom-and-pop Thai restaurant.
This bustling Thai restaurant is the domain of chef/owner Charlie Soo ... The Dublin-born Maybury, having commanded the kitchens of New York’s Peninsula Hotel and South Beach’s Loews resort, has brought finesse and fresh local ingredients ...
The Bank of New York vs. Zeller, Justin D ... Sarasota. Drunken Poet Cafe, Thai Bistro & Sushi Bar, Punyahotra, Aporni, 1572 Main St., Sarasota. Elements SRQ, Arenschield, Donna M., 800 N. Tamiami Trl., Sarasota. Evergreen Home Improvements ...
The best of the lot gave us restaurants that should flourish into welcome fixtures as their kitchens cycle through a full year of local heirloom produce, from The Farm and Fisherman, the city's best new BYO, to lovely Talula's Garden ...