Los Angeles

Ma’am Sir (maamsirla.com) is leading LA’s Filipino food revolution with cheffy takes on traditional dishes such as pork lechon, chicken adobo and a beef and peanut kare kare stew. Acclaimed chef Ludovic “Ludo” Lefebvre has taken a version of his French bistro Petit Trois to the Valley (petittrois.com), where he’s reprising classics such as foie gras terrine and burgundy escargots.