Saveur magazine’s saveur.com July 2007 issue includes the piece “Our 7 Favorite Steak Houses”,” which include:

1. Bern’s Steak House, Tampa
2. Craftsteak, Las Vegas and New York
3. Five O’Clock Steakhouse, Milwaukee
4. Gene and Georgetti, Chicago
5. Gorat’s Steak House, Omaha
6. Pacific Dining Car, Los Angeles
7. Peter Luger, Brooklyn, New York

The mag also garners steak-grilling tips from Mario Navarro, a Mexico native who has been chef at Chicago’s Gene and Georgetti’s for more than 30 years.

Locals Named to ‘Forbes Traveler’ Best Hotel Dining List
Forbes Traveler forbestraveler.com recently asked asking a panel of food and travel experts for their take on the top hotel dining in the country. The top 15 chosen include: The Peabody Memphis and its upscale restaurant, Chez Philippe; Four Seasons Hotel and L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon restaurant in New York City; Jean Georges, Trump International Hotel and Tower, New York; Gordon Ramsay, The London hotel in New York; The Carlyle Restaurant, The Carlyle Hotel in New York; Cathe St. Regis Hotel and Ame restaurant in San Francisco; Michael Mina, Westin St. Francis in San Francisco; Cortez in the Hotel Adagio, San Francisco; Studio Restaurant, Montage, Laguna Beach; the Beverly Wilshire and Cut restaurant in Los Angeles; The Inn at Little Washington in Washington, Va.; The Wynn Las Vegas; Citronelle, Latham Hotel in Washington, DC.; Azul at Mandarin Oriental hotel in Miami.

IN THE NEWS: The Sacramento Bee’s Aurelio Rojas reports, “Over howls of “nanny government,” the California Senate has approved (on May 31) legislation that would require chain restaurants with 10 or more locations to post calorie counts and other dietary facts about menu items. If approved by the Assembly and signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, SB 120 would require table-serving restaurants to disclose the number of calories, grams of saturated and trans fat, sodium and carbohydrates for standard items. Because of space limitations, fast-food restaurants would be required to list only calories. Violators that do not comply with the requirements by Jan. 1, 2009, would be cited with an infraction, punishable by a fine not less than $50 and more than $500. The proposed legislation is modeled after a New York City law that takes effect July 1.” sacbee.com

The LA Times latimes.com Leslie Brenner and Betty Hallock examine “When Restaurants Break the Fourth Wall” and chefs complete their cooking in the dining room, among them Eric Greenspan at the Foundry on Melrose and Nancy Silverton at Mozza … Times critic S. Irene Virbila reviews 750 ml, Steven Arroyo’s new wine bistro in South Pasadena … With plans to capitalize on the growing Latino market, Churro Station franchises will roll into new cities this summer, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Although her 800-square-foot San Rafael, Calif., location is the only store in operation, Melanie Farkas has sold four franchises that will open soon in predominantly Hispanic communities in Phoenix and Oakland, Santa Ana and Anaheim, Calif. Three more would-be franchisees in Stockton, Calif., Las Vegas and Austin are in final negotiations. All of the franchises will be minority-owned. Any ballpark aficionado knows churros: those sticks of fried, cinnamon-laden dough that retail for a cool $4. … Copley News Service profiles Pulitzer Prize-winning dining critic Jonathan Gold of LA Weekly, in the San Diego Union-Tribune signonsandiego.com. Gold’s pick hits in LA include: the upscale Providence (5955 Melrose Ave., Hancock Park), the bakery Europane (950 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena), the pizzeria Mozza (641 N. Highland Ave., Los Angeles), Chung King (1000 S. San Gabriel Blvd., San Gabriel), La Casita Mexicana (4030 E. Gage Ave., Bell) and wine bar Lou (724 N. Vine Street, Hollywood). … Gold’s latest reviews include Keumsan Samgyetang (1144 S. Western Ave., Koreatown) and Patina (7465 Melrose Ave., L.A.). laweekly.com … CityBeat’s Richard Foss reviews Won’s Coffee Shop (14440 Gilmore St., Van Nuys). lacitybeat.com … The Daily News‘ Larry Lipson gives three stars to Landings (Airtel Plaza Hotel, 7277 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys), while Eric Noland awards two and a half stars to Blair Restaurant (2903 Rowena Ave.). dailynews.com …

Eater Los Angeles la.eater.com reports, “While plans for his first WeHo location are still in motion, Gordon Ramsay is planning a second LA-area restaurant with soon-to-be-locals David and Victoria Beckham. The team is on the lookout for a location while Victoria, a devout vegetarian, is already insisting the menu contains a variety of veggie options.” … Blogger CarolineOnCrack.com dines on dutch babies at the Original Pancake House (1756 South Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach). … la.foodblogging.com visits Sushi Karen (10762 Washington Blvd, Culver City). … la.com plugs the new Sunday brunch at Simon, the restaurant inside the Sofitel Los Angeles hotel, and also reports, “The air in Beverly Hills just got a little clearer: Smoking in outdoor restaurant areas has been banned. Restaurants are afraid it will hurt business, but the City Council decided to follow the lead of Burbank and Santa Monica, where smoking isn’t just banned inside (that’s state law) but on patios and sidewalks as well.”

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