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A Chef’s Recs | Phoenix, AZ
Eat | Restaurants
Spots Not to be Missed
Druant’s | Rancho Pinot Grill
Photograph courtesy of: Jeff Tidwell [flickr] | Rancho Pinot Grill
Durant’s Steakhouse
It’s a wonderful nostalgic chophouse -- very old school and I used to go there with my dad. It has lots of meaning for me.
Rancho Pinot Grill
My friend chef Chrysa Kaufman and I used to work together at Campanile. She is a terrific chef and there is always great food and wine there.
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Recipes
- Belgian Endive, Asian Pear, Humboldt Fog Salad
- Roasted Onions With Almond Pesto
- Kabocha Squash With Sage & Leeks
Recommendations
Details of Suzanne Tracht’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
City Guide
Who
Suzanne Tracht is the chef/owner of the chophouse Jar in Los Angeles, California.
Why
Phoenix native Suzanne Tracht has built an award-winning career in Southern California, with her modern approach on chophouse classic dishes.
Recommendations
Suzanne Tracht’s recommendations for where to eat, drink and shop in Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Chef Suzanne Tracht | Jar Restaurant
January 24, 2012
Jar
American / Californian / Steakhouse
Beverly
8225 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048
T: 323.655.6566 (make a reservation)
Website:
Los Angeles, CA
Q & A with Chef Suzanne Tracht
Q. Please tell us about Jar?
A. We are an upscale modern chophouse focusing on different types of braised dishes using seasonal ingredients from our local farmers’ markets.
Q. What is your favorite meal at Jar -- what are the don’t miss items?
A. My personal favorite appetizers are the mussels with water spinach and lobster béarnaise served with fennel salt or the haricots verts salad with prosciutto with mustard soy dressing. The pot roast and the lamb shank are the most popular entrees and have been since we opened 10 years ago. I change up the sides, but some are constant. Right now, the slow cooked black kale and the roasted Okinawa purple yams with crème fraîche and chives are the must haves.
Photograph courtesy of Suzanne Tracht & Jar restaurant
Advice / Tips
Steak Tips | Cuts
We use prime beef; some of our steaks are dried aged. Our clienteles’ favorite cuts are the ribeye, the Kansas City, and the bone-in prime filet. The dried age porterhouse for two is a definitely a crowd favorite.
Steak Tips | Cooking At Home
First of all, you have to use high heat – whether you are broiling it or cooking it on a pan, it has to be cooked on high heat. The steak has to be well seasoned on both sides. I prefer simply seasoned with kosher salt and fresh cracked black pepper.
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A Chef’s Recs | Los Angeles, CA
Find | Farmers’ Markets
Produce at the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market | The Original LA Farmers’ Market
Photo Credits: _e.t [flickr] | jordanfischer [flickr] | The LA Farmers’ Market
Favorite Markets | Santa Monica & Hollywood
Go on Wednesdays to the Santa Monica Farmers’ Market and on Sundays to Hollywood. They carry the best fresh produce you could find. We’re very lucky to be living in Southern California, because we have such a huge selection to choose from throughout the year.
Favorite Meat Purveyors | Huntington Meats & Puritan Poultry
Locally, at the Los Angeles Farmers’ Market, we like to buy from Huntington Meats and we like to get chicken from Puritan Poultry’s stand.
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Eat | Restaurants
Restaurants I’d Take A Visiting Chef
Dumplings @ Din Tai Fung | Pizza @ Pizzeria Mozza
Photograph courtesy of: Din Tai Fung | arnold | inuyaki [flickr]
Pizzeria Mozza
Everything on the menu is absolutely delicious.
Din Tai Fung
In the San Gabriel Valley for dim sum and their juicy dumplings.
Off The Beaten Track | Noshi Sushi
I’ve been going here for over 20 years. It is also my kids’ favorite place. All the sushi is great. I especially like the warm blue crab hand roll. Get there early because they’re always packed. Don’t be discouraged about the wait because the line moves fast.
Quintessential Los Angeles Restaurants
The Burger @ Short Order | The fresh anchovies with artichokes and red beets @ Angelini Osteria
Photographs courtesy of: Short Order | LWY [flickr]
Cut
It’s one of Wolfgang Puck’s restaurants. The appetizers are my favorite there. The Crab and Shrimp Louis is a must have item.
Angelini Osteria
I love going for lunch.
Short Order
I love this new restaurant by Nancy Silverton and the late Amy Pressman. Their turkey burger is the best and the only turkey burger I ever found to be good.
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Drink | Bars
Where To Grab A Drink In L.A.
Cocktails @ Ray’s & Stark Bar
Photograph courtesy of: Ray’s & Stark Bar
Ray’s & Stark Bar
My favorite spot for a drink -- it’s at the LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) on Wilshire. I love it because you get to go to the museum and you get to sit outside surrounded by a beautiful setting.
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